Description
These simple, yet elegant earrings feature a genuine banded agate bead. They are accented by antique gold granulation beads. The earrings have a drop length of 1.5 inches & a gold-plated ear wire. The agate stone in the earrings varies greatly, we will match the earrings to each other, but it may be slightly different than the photo. Matching necklace: https://museumreproductions.etsy.com/listing/1687102051 Marching bracelet: https://museumreproductions.etsy.com/listing/935740024 The extraordinary variety in the coloring of the beads in this jewelry illustrates the taste for polychromy so typical of oriental jewelry, which reached its peak during the Persian period. Craftsmen combined dozens of different stones with consummate artistry, producing contrasts in colors, materials, transparency, & opacity to create a sumptuous & polychromatic symphony, punctuated by gold beads formed of rows of fine granules, a characteristic of the Achaemenid period. The original necklace for which this jewelry was based was discovered in Susa, one of the capitals of the Empire, in the tomb of a high ranking person who was laid to rest in his sarcophagus wearing all his jewelry, with a silver cup, two alabaster vases, & two coins at his side, which made it possible to date the sarcophagus to the end of the Persian Empire. Museum Reproductions These high-quality pieces are part of our regular line, once available only to museums, now available direct to you! Our authorized jewelry is created under license from some of the most prestigious museum collections around the world. We are proud to be the leading source of wholesale jewelry reproductions for 50 years. Made in the USA Banded Agate Earrings - Made in The Usa
