Object Description
A restrung Western Asiatic necklace with carnelian and gold beads. The carnelian beads are of varying sizes and hues in a flattened rhomboid shape, pierced vertically for suspension. Four, rounded gold beads, and two tubular gold beads feature towards the centre of the necklace. The centre-piece of the necklace is a larger, rhomboid bead made from banded carnelian, with the gemstone’s natural hue variation on display. The necklace is finished with a modern gold-plated clasp. The length of the necklace when open is approximately 50 cm; when fastened it has a drop of around 23.5 cm, which falls just under the collarbone.
Date: 1st Millennium BC – 1st Millennium AD