A WESTERN ASIATIC GOLD AND EYE AGATE BEAD
A WESTERN ASIATIC GOLD AND EYE AGATE BEAD

CIRCA LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

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A WESTERN ASIATIC GOLD AND EYE AGATE BEAD
CIRCA LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
The circular stone in two layers, brown on white, mounted in a box setting, a band of filigree topped with granulation at the shoulders, the ensemble perforated for suspension, the perforation lined with a gold sheet insert folded outward at each end
1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner in the mid 1980s.

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