A Greco-Roman Gold and Lapis Lazuli Necklace, ca. 1st century BCE – 2nd century CE Medium - Clay This large

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Artist: Judy Watson Napangardi (c

The wood handle is in the form of a papyrus column

The finished stud was removed from the rod

A Greco-Roman Gold and Lapis Lazuli Necklace, ca. 1st century BCE – 2nd century CE Medium - Clay This largeThis refined collar necklace reflects the distinctive elegance of jewelry created across the ancient Mediterranean during the late Hellenistic and early Roman periods. The piece is composed of two coordinated strands of elongated gold tube beads and small round lapis lazuli beads, arranged to sit closely and comfortably along the neckline. Five hollow form botanical pendants, worked in high karat gold, form the focal points of the design. Their softly