Western Asiatic Agate Bead Necklace

$568.67

A restrung necklace featuring multicoloured agate beads, interspersed with smaller garnet beads and finished with two gold beads.

Date: Circa 500 BC
Condition: Excellent condition.

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SKU: AH-243 Category:

Agate has been known to fill veins or cracks in volcanic or altered rock underlain by granitic intrusive masses. Such agate, when cut transversely, exhibits a succession of parallel lines, often of extreme tenuity, giving a banded appearance to the section. Such stone is known as banded agate, riband agate, and striped agate, and is exemplified in these beads. (Real Diamonds & Precious Stones of the Bible – Dr. Pearlie Braswell-Tripp)

Weight 41.7 g
Dimensions L 55 cm
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