Mesopotamian Alabaster Lenticular Necklace Bead Group

Circa 3rd millennium B.C. Comprising a quantity of disc-shaped beads, each pierced for stringing. Cf. Golani, A., Jewelry from the Iron Age II Levant, Zurich, 2013, fig.30.3, for similar beads 53 gram

Circa 4th millennium B.C. Comprising a quantity of small, mostly disc-shaped beads, in pale alabaster; each pierced for stringing. 60 grams total, 3-13 mm (1/8 - 1/2 in.). UK gallery, early 2000s. [No

2nd millennium BC. A group of five restrung necklaces of hand modelled glazed composition cylindrical and other shaped beads. 146 grams total, 50cm (19 3/4") From the collection of a North London gent

6th century AD. A restrung group of oblate blue glass beads, polychrome cylindrical glass and oblate amber beads. 63 grams, 43cm (17"). Found near Saxmundham, Suffolk, UK; in 1985. See Brugmann, B. Gl

Circa 2nd millennium B.C. or later. Comprising a group of orange carnelian beads with white line etched geometric patterns, the beads of various forms and types; each pierced for stringing. 19.1 grams

1st-3rd century AD. A restrung necklace of glass beads consisting of plain blue, white, gold and red beads, some decorated with millefiori motifs or trailed eyes. 60 grams total, 42cm (16 1/4"). Prope

1st-3rd century AD. A restrung necklace of glass beads consisting of plain red beads with other beads of varying colour, some decorated with millefiori motifs or trailed eyes. 71 grams, 39cm (15 1/4")

1st-3rd century AD. A restrung necklace of glass beads consisting of plain yellow, gold and white beads, some beads decorated with millefiori motifs or trailed eyes. 75 grams, 45cm (17 1/2"). Property

1st-3rd century AD. A group of restrung beads consisting of plain blue and other coloured beads, some decorated with millefiori motifs or trailed eyes. 75 grams, 42cm (16 1/4"). Property of a professi

1st-3rd century AD. A restrung necklace of glass beads consisting of plain blue, black, white and yellow beads, some decorated with millefiori motifs or trailed eyes. 69 grams, 43cm (17"). Property of

1st century AD and later. A mixed group of glass beads comprising: thirteen plain glass beads of blue, green and orange colour; fourteen red and orange decorated beads; one carnelian bead. 59 grams to

1st century AD and later. A mixed group of glass and stone beads comprising: seven carnelian beads; ten plain glass beads of clear, orange and blue colour; eleven eye beads, mostly blue with white or

1st-3rd century AD. A restrung necklace of glass beads consisting, some decorated with millefiori motifs or trailed eyes, with some hollow 'gold-in-glass' beads. 60 grams, 31cm (12 1/4"). Property of

1st-3rd century AD. A restrung necklace of glass beads, some decorated with millefiori motifs or trailed eyes, featuring three pendants of flat spirally coiled glass. 51 grams, 28cm (11"). Property of

1st century AD and later. A mixed group of glass and stone beads comprising: twenty four carnelian beads; twenty one glass eye beads; three plain and one banded glass bead. 90 grams total, 48cm long (

1st-3rd century AD. A restrung necklace of glass beads consisting of plain blue and red beads; and multi-coloured beads, some decorated with millefiori motifs or trailed eyes. 41 grams, 47cm (18 1/2")

1st century AD and later. A mixed group of glass and stone beads comprising: seventeen plain glass beads of white, green blue and brown colour; one green melon bead; seven eye beads; one marble bead.

1st-3rd century AD. A restrung necklace of glass beads consisting of plain blue and brown beads with yellow eye beads and a large tubular eye bead with yellow and brown stripes and blue eyes. 57 grams

1st-3rd century AD and later. A mixed group of glass beads comprising: fourteen clear bicones; fourteen blue oblates; fourteen pale blue small bicones; fourteen blue oblates with millefiori eye design

1st-3rd century AD and later. A mixed group of glass beads comprising: thirteen oval and spherical eye beads, two iridescent, nine clear beads or irregular shapes. 72 grams total, 8-22mm (1/4 - 1"). P

1st century AD and later. A mixed group of glass beads comprising: eleven plain white glass beads; one brown glass bead and eleven blue and white eye beads. 56 grams total, 25.5cm long (9 3/4"). Prope

1st-3rd century AD and later. A mixed group of glass beads comprising: two fspherical carnelian; fourteen blue oblate; eighteen oblate blue trail decorated eye beads; central feature bead of oval shap

1st-3rd century AD and later. A mixed group of glass beads comprising: eight blue glass tabular; three tabular; eight globular orange glass; six globular gold-in-glass; two round millefiori. 32 grams

1st-3rd century AD. A restrung group of early plain and trail-decorated glass and other beads, including two blue beads shaped as amphora. Property of a professional gentleman, acquired 2011; formerly