Egypt, Late Dynastic to Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 664 BCE to 300 CE; Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A wearable necklace and ring made from ancient glass, jasper, and faience beads set on modern gilt-silver chains and findings. The necklace features chains with a push clasp, a curved pin finding strung with red jasper and golden glass beads, and at the center is the gadrooned or melon shaped faience bead encased with modern end caps and wires. The ring is comprised of a modern U-shaped band capped by a straight pin that contains gold glass beads, fused together. In antiquity these beads were fabricated by layering colorless glass over gold foil. Size of necklace: 23" L (58.4 cm); faience bead: 0.75" Diameter (1.9 cm); ring band interior: 0.67" Diameter (1.7 cm); beaded area: 1" L x 0.25" W (2.5 cm x 0.6 cm); US ring size: 6 to 6.5; silver quality: 90% to 92%; gold quality: 1%; total combined weight: 14.1 grams

Provenance: private Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA collection, acquired in 1996 via inheritance in Hollywood, Florida, USA

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Beads are ancient and chains, wires, pins, and ring band are modern gilt-silver components. Wearable and great condition! Due to band shape, ring may fit up to a US ring size 6.5.