Chinese Peking Glass Necklace, translucent fern color. j-nlbd2215 Pins-Brooches-Dress Clips One strand of 3 large

One strand of 3 large round beads

White and Green contrast the highly polished black hardstone background in this large and impressive Pietra Dura piece

Ancient Bactria (northwestern portion of ancient Afghanistan and Tajikistan) was an important trading center between 600BC and 600AD

The ancient deep plum chert arrowheads in these earrings are 3000-4000 years old and were excavated on the Arabian Pennisula

Chinese Peking Glass Necklace, translucent fern color. j-nlbd2215 Pins-Brooches-Dress Clips One strand of 3 largeThis necklace features rare antique Chinese Peking transparent glass beads in a fern green color, strung on a knotted silk cord. It includes a large tabular disk and 14 round beads, each approximately 11mm in size. The soft colors, bubbles, and gem like hues of these beads were originally used as counterweight pendants in Court jewelry before 1911 and later incorporated into Chinese Opera costumes. The necklace measures 23 inches in length, with the