A Greek Gold Filigree Bead, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd - 1st century BCE Seals - Intaglio Thereafter private Boston collection

Thereafter private Boston collection

when stone and glass examples became preferred due to the tendency of bronze to corrode and alter in mass over time

This amuletic miniature of milk-churn shape is made from bright blue/green glazed faience

& Cosmetics in Ancient Egypt

a triangular beak

A Greek Gold Filigree Bead, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd - 1st century BCE Seals - Intaglio Thereafter private Boston collectionThis superb gold bead represents the height of Hellenistic jewelry artistry. It is constructed from two expertly formed hemispheres of high karat gold, joined so cleanly that the seam becomes a decorative axis rather than a structural necessity. Along this central band runs a perfectly aligned row of larger granules, a hallmark of first rate goldsmithing that both conceals the join and frames the beads symmetrical design. Each hemisphere is covered in