A beautiful Parthian faceted carnelian bead necklace, c. 1st - 3rd Century AD, cut from deep orange stone with well-polished surfaces, the beads are graduated and strung with modern brass spacer beads and strung on modern cord and clasp. L: 18 in (45.6 cm). A nice wearable necklace! Ex Coliseum Coin Exchange, (Nov. 1998), lot 438.

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