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The portraits display remarkable detail for such a small format
In the ceremonial designs
This pendant exemplifies the refined elegance of early Byzantine jewelry
acquired in the 1950s - 1970s
Provenance: Collection of Justin Kerr and Dicey Taylor
A large Sasanian Blue Chalcedony Bead, ca. 4th - 5th century CE Jewelry - Beads The portraits display remarkable detailThis unusually large bead is carved from translucent milky blue chalcedony and carefully polished to a luminous finish. Drilled longitudinally for suspension, the bead demonstrates the high level of lapidary craftsmanship achieved in the Sasanian period. Beads of this size and material were likely valued as protective amulets as well as ornaments. A truly lovely example. Parallels: A comparable example is published in The Collection of Patti Birch,
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