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A Western Asiatic Gold and Agate Bead Necklace, ca. 1st millennium BCE Tools & Weapons see The Metropolitan Museum of

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see The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The crescent (lunula) shape

When paired with a theatrical mask

requiring tremendous time

most ancient Parthian jewelry was made from precious metals such as gold and silver

A Western Asiatic Gold and Agate Bead Necklace, ca. 1st millennium BCE Tools & Weapons see The Metropolitan Museum ofThis refined necklace exemplifies the long and sophisticated jewelry traditions of the ancient Near East. It is composed of hand carved agate beads in shades ranging from rich red to translucent gray, each individually shaped into elongated biconical and barrel forms that taper gracefully. Their subtle variations in hue and polish reveal both the natural beauty of the stone and the high technical skill of ancient lapidaries working across Western

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