Melbourne2000 Beaver Galleries
a fat trussed ox with its legs tightly bound beneath its body
carefully carved to take advantage of the high concentration of white mineral inclusions
Jade was the preeminent material in ancient Mesoamerica
making them a practical and stylish solution for both storage and presentation
A published Group of Millefiori, Mosaic and Eye Glass Beads, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century BCE/CE Amulets Seals Scarabs Melbourne2000 Beaver GalleriesThis stunning necklace features eight distinct multicolor glass millefiori cylindrical beads, each adorned with various stylized floral motifs and solid color borders. These beads are enhanced by ovoid glass eye beads, along with antique 18K gold spacer beads in the Etruscan style. Background: "Millefiori," which translates to "a thousand flowers" in Italian, refers to a popular floral design pattern. Millefiori beads, a type of mosaic glass, were