Ancient beads: Genuine Medieval / Byzantine / Islamic Necklace 9th–10th Century For Sale

Medieval /Byzantine / Islamic Glass & Carnelian Necklace
Circa 9th–10th Century AD

AuthenticMedievalByzantine / Islamic necklace composed symmetricalancient beads, dating to the 9th–10th century AD. The necklace features diverse assortment ofglass and carnelian beads, including14-faceted polyhedral glass beads (cube-shaped with truncated corners),monochrome, beads with mosaic cane eyes and melon (ribbed) beads.

The beads display archaeological weathering, with some exhibiting iridescence and mineral encrustation acquired during centuries.

All beads are intact, in good condition.Largest bead: 15 mm, Necklace is 13"long.

Most of bead types in this necklace have close published parallels in the standard archaeological literature, including the works of Nenna, Kovalevskaya, and Callmer. Comparable examples are also represented in major museum collections throughout Europe and North America.