and wing cases
restrung and separated by antique 18K gold spacers
Gandharan style of Buddhist visual art developed in what is now northwestern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan between the 1st century BC and the 7th century CE
Condition: The vessel is intact and in excellent condition overall
The Art Gallery of New South Wales
A superb Western Asiatic Gemstone Necklace, ca. 2nd millennium BCE - 1st century CE Jewelry - Pendants and wing casesThis stunning necklace brings together the most rare and prized gemstones of the ancient world. It comprises flat rectangular beads, hand carved from red jasper, malachite, breccia, limestone, quartz, carnelian, lapis lazuli, and glass paste, restrung and separated by antique 18K gold spacers. For a related example see Dubin, Lois Sherr, The History of Beads (New York, 1987), 333a c. Dimensions: Necklace length: 15 inches (38 cm) Condition: All beads