A lovely Roman/Egyptian Crystal and Chalcedony Necklace, ca. 2040 BCE - 1st century CE Medium - Bronze protruding from his hair just

protruding from his hair just a little

There are losses noted on the nose

marking him as the primary individual commemorated

As a surgical implement the olivary end could be used to explore fistula (Cels

A rare example

A lovely Roman/Egyptian Crystal and Chalcedony Necklace, ca. 2040 BCE - 1st century CE Medium - Bronze protruding from his hair justThis 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,