2500 YEAR OLD ANCIENT GREEK BEADS ANTIQUE

This is a group of three ancient Greek or Southern Italian (the South of Italy was populated by Greek colonies at the time) stone beads dating to about 450 BC. They are roughly disk form and laboriously hand polished and drilled. They are made of fine colored and grained hard stone and each is now partially covered with a calcium deposit from millennia of burial in wet soil. That coating is the subject of the Getty Museum Kouros which created such a controversy a few years back. In this instance it is the hallmark of authenticity, though it can be removed to reveal the lovely colors beneath if you desire. Ancient Greek beads are quite rare and the untouched excavated condition of these makes them even more rare and desirable. The largest is 9.5 mm (just under 3/8"). They are a fine addition to any antiquities collection or modern jewelry creation. Condition is as shown. 25A5

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