Roman Glass Necklace

Fine ancient style necklace set with blue and striped glass beads, with solid gold accents in 24k and 22k.

All glass material is from excavations, with over 1300 years.

The cylinder beads are ‘tradewind’ glass beads; the blue beads are Indo-Pacific glass beads.

The coral ‘branch’ beads are derived from antique finds, ‘miniature’ old strands of weathered coral around 5mm or so.

Nothing is modern day, except for the gold.

The orange and cobalt show soulful signs of age, the beads polished by time to a smooth shine.

1300 years is a very conservative estimate.

The ancient and the modern are both here, this is not straightforward, even if the use of stone and glass is Man’s original personal ornament.

Through our study and handling of excavated beads over the years, we discover the finest way to wear excavated material is through a renewed stream of energy.

To crystallise the glass we have to turn to stone, in this case, the timeworn coral.

That way the ancient life of the glass is ‘crystallised’ by our input.

This necklace is as beautiful, though not as fragile as its museum exhibit. It is made the way you see because of the need to satisfy fineness.

It is robust even if one should wear with care, since all genuine and usable excavated beads become precious.

The bigger beads span 7mm to 10mm, at the centre. The necklace measures 16.5″.

Available finally for eyes that know.