Hellenistic Steatite Beads

strung as a necklace with an 18-karat gold S-hook clasp

 

 

3rd - 1st Centuries BC

 

Necklace Length: 58.5 cm.       (23  in.)

 

ex: private American collection, early 1970's

 

Liu, Robert ; A Universal Aesthetic. Collectable Beads (Vista, 1995) 

 

 

 

#1242