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THBNecklace w/ Ancient Roman Glass Millefiori Beads
Lot 34b
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st century CE. A gorgeous strand of 29 glass millefiori beads of various shapes - mostly spherical, some ovoid and cylindrical - as well as approximately 50 petite dark blue glass beads, four of which present with beautiful traces of gilding. The millefiori beads are all black, with white and occasionally green linear and dot motifs. All of the beads are ancient beads, though strung in modern times with a modern sterling silver clasp to create a wearable work of ancient art! Size (necklace) 22.5" L (57.2 cm); (large center bead): 0.75" Diameter (1.9 cm)
The ancient millefiori technique used multicolored glass rods cut into cross section to create their distinctive patterns. To make millefiori beads, artisans produced glass canes or rods, called murrine, by layering different-colored glass around a core. At that stage, their multicolored patterns would only be visible from the cut ends of the cane. The rods were then heated and stretched which revealed more of the patterns, and then cut into beads.
Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#157819Ancient beads on a modern cord with a modern clasp. Beads present with surface wear and nicks/chips commensurate with age. Some of the dark blue beads have lovely traces of gilding.Condition
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