A lovely Roman/Egyptian Crystal and Chalcedony Necklace, ca. 2040 BCE - 1st century CE Medium - Bronze Constructed from a gritty light-red

Constructed from a gritty light-red fabric

which combines South Asian religious imagery with artistic traditions influenced by the Hellenistic world

A rare example

usually cast from bronze and decorated with mythological motifs

the wedjat became a central symbol of protection

A lovely Roman/Egyptian Crystal and Chalcedony Necklace, ca. 2040 BCE - 1st century CE Medium - Bronze Constructed from a gritty light-redThis elegant necklace is composed of twenty four hand carved hard stone beads in a natural palette ranging from warm honey tones to smoky grey, milky white, and crystal clear. The strand includes a mix of early Egyptian and later Roman beads, all fashioned from stones within the quartzchalcedony family. The fully transparent beads are rock crystal, while the opaque to semi translucent examples represent chalcedony in its various natural hues,