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Glass and Bronze Pendants : Phoenician Irridescent Sand-Core Glass Bead Set in Pendant
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Phoenician Irridescent Sand-Core Glass Bead Set in Pendant - FJ.1022
Origin: Lebanon (Sidon)
Circa: 600
BC
to 400
BC
Collection: Classical Antiquities
Medium: Glass, Gold
Additional Information: This bead is set in an 18 karat gold pendant., SOLD
$2,400.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
Archaeological evidence suggests that
the ancient Levant was one of the first
places in the world to produce glass,
beginning in the mid-second millennium
B.C. This bead, in the rich deep-blue
colour popular amongst the classical-era
Phoenicians was moulded by dipping a
core of mud and sand into melted glass,
for glass-blowing was not introduced
until the Roman period. It represents a
fine example of the glass worker’s skill
from the cradle of glass making.
Made in the form of a bead, it has been
beautifully placed in a modern 18k gold
setting to become a pendant.
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- (FJ.1022)
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