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Hellenistic Steatite Beads
strung as a necklace with an 18-karat gold S-hook clasp beads found together
3rd - 1st Centuries BC
Length: 58.5 cm. (23 in.)
#1242
ex: private American collection, early 1970’s
Comparandum: Liu, Robert ; A Universal Aesthetic. Collectible Beads (Vista, 1995) Dubin, Lois Sherr ; The History of Beads (New York, 1987)
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