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Ancient Roman Glass Double Balsamarium - 11 cm
No. 79326025
No. 79326025
Earrings with wire-wrapped Roman blue glass beads. The authentic Roman beads are restrung with modern materials and fittings.
The wire wrapping technique dates back from ca. 2000 BC and was a favourite technique of jewellery makers of ancient civilizations.
Total length: ± 59 mm total length (including hooks)
Diameter beads: ± 7,1 mm maximum
Good condition and wearable. Restrung with ancient beads, professional new materials and decorative spacer beads. All metal spacer beads, fastenings, etc. are new (gold-plated). Signs of wear consistent with age and use.
Ancient/Roman beads:
All authentic ancient beads are slightly different in shape or colour shade and show different signs of wear or iridescence. This adds to the charm of each piece and makes every composition unique.
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