Ancient beads: semi-precious stone

ROCK CRYSTAL:
ROCK CRYSTAL IS A FORM OF TRANSPARENT QUARTZ. IN PLINY'S DAYS, ROCK CRYSTAL WAS "THE MOST COSTLY PRODUCT ON THE EARTH'S SURFACE", MUCH MORE VALUABLE THAN GOLD OR SILVER. IN ANCIENT TIMES IT WAS MINED IN ASIA, CYPRUS, ALPINE MOUNTAINS; BUT ROCK CRYSTAL THAT ORIGINATED FROM INDIA WAS MOST IN DEMAND.

S103
II-III c. A.D.
16 x 17 x 17 mm
$100

S20 SOLD
I-IV c. A.D.
D: 18 mm

S21
II c. BC-III c. AD
D: 15 mm
$75

S16
I-V c. A.D.
L: 12 mm
$75

S106 two beads
I-V c. A.D.
7 x 10 x 13 mm
$ 120

S22 SOLD
I-II c. A.D.
L: 21 mm

S15
III-II c.B.C.
L: 28 mm
$250

S105 two beads
II-IV c. A.D.
6 x 11 x 15 mm
$ 150

S102
II-IV c. A.D.
12 x 19 x 21 mm
$ 250

S23 SOLD
III-V c. A.D.
L: 24 mm

S104
II-IV c. A.D.
10 x 10 x 21 mm
$ 200

S17 SOLD
I-IV c. A.D.
D: 15 mm
$200

S107
II-IV c. A.D.
13 x 16 x 18 mm
$ 200

S18 SOLD
II c. A.D.
L: 13 mm
$125

S19 SOLD
II-III c. A.D.
L: 12mm
$100

S84 SOLD
II-III c. A.D.
28 x 32 x 32 mm

S85 SOLD
I-II c. A.D.
16 x 27 x 27 mm

S86 two beads SOLD
I-II c. A.D.
12 x 16 x 16 mm

S26 SOLD
II-III c. A.D.
D: 24 mm

S24
II-III c. A.D.
D: 26 mm
$100

S30 SOLD
II-III c. A.D.
D: 16 mm

S27 SOLD
I-III c. A.D.
D: 12 mm

S29
I-II c. A.D.
L: 14 mm
$60

S53
I-III c. A.D.
17 x 25 mm.
$250

S25
II-IV c. A.D.
L: 25 mm
$75

S31
IV-VI c. A.D.
L: 16 mm
$125

S32
III-I c. B.C.
L: 22 mm
$200

S28
I-II c. A.D.
D: 21 mm
$150

CARNELIAN:
CARNELIAN IS A SPECIES OF CHALCEDONY, REDDISH IN COLOR BECAUSE OF IT'S IRON INCLUSIONS. PLINY SAID THAT "NO OTHER STONE WAS MORE IN USE THAN CARNELIAN".

S91
I c. B.C.
12 x 16 x 16 mm
$ 125

S92
I-II c. A.D.
11 x 12 x 12 mm
$ 65

S88 two beads
I-II c. A.D.
12 x 12 x 12 mm
$ 100

S97 two beads
I-III c. A.D.
7 x 7 x 7 mm
$ 55

S93
IV-VII c. A.D.
8 x 16 x 16 mm
$ 65

S96 two beads
V-VII c. A.D.
8 x 8 x 11 mm
$ 75

S98 two beads
II-IV c. A.D.
8 x 8 x 10 mm
$30

S38
III-V c. A.D.
L: 15 mm
$30

S40
I-III c. A.D.
L: 9 mm
$35

S37 SOLD
V-VII c. A.D.
L: 14 mm

S90
V-VII c. A.D.
10 x 10 x 18 mm
$ 65

S87 two beads
V-VII c. A.D.
7 x 7 x 16 mm
$ 85

S41
I-IV c. A.D.
L: 18 mm
$150

S42
II-III c. A.D.
L: 14 mm
$75

S94
I-II c. A.D.
4 x 8 x 10 mm
$ 85

S55 pendant
I-II c. A.D.
11 x 11 mm
$100

S35 SOLD
I c. BC - I c. AD
L: 21 mm
$200

S56 pendant
I-II c. A.D.
8 x 11 mm
$100

S36 pendant
I-II c. A.D.
L: 15 mm
$75

S34 pendant
I-II c. A.D.
L: 22 mm
$100

S33 SOLD
II-IV c. A.D.
L: 22 mm

S43
III-VI c. A.D.
D: 25 mm
$200

S44 SOLD
III-VI c. A.D.
D: 16 mm
$150

S45 SOLD
III-VI c. A.D.
D: 13 mm

S46 SOLD
III-VI c. A.D.
D: 12 mm

S47 SOLD
III-VI c. A.D.
D: 15 mm

S48 SOLD
III-VI c. A.D.
L: 15 mm

S49 two beads
III-VI c. A.D.
D: 9 mm
$80

S50 two beads
III-VI c. A.D.
D: 11 mm
$80

S54
III-VI c. A.D.
D: 12 mm
$70

AMETHYST:
AMETHYST IS A variety of quartz, differing from common quartz and rock crystal chiefly because of its violet to purple color, which is caused by the presence of compounds of iron or manganese. PLINY SAID THAT THE HIGHEST QUALITY AMETHYST Came FROM INDIA, HOWEVER IT WAS ALSO MINED IN ASIA MINOR, ARMENIA, EGYPT, SYRIA AND CYPRUS. AMETHYST WAS NOT COMMONLY USED IN THE ANCIENT WORLD.

S57
I-II c. A.D.
8 x 10 mm
$150

S58
I-II c. A.D.
6 x 14 mm
$150

S95
VI-IX c. A.D.
6 x 9 x 14 mm
$ 100

S59 SOLD
VI-IX c. A.D.
8 x 18 mm

AGATE:
Agate IS a CRYPTO-CRYSTALLINE FORM of quartz WITH DIFFERENT-COLORED WAVY BANDS. ACCORDING TO PLINY THE AGATE WAS MORE POPULAR IN TIMES PREDATING HIS OWN.

S60
I-II c. A.D.
15 x 11 mm
$95

S61
I-II c. A.D.
14 x 9 mm
$75

S62
I-II c. A.D.
20 x 7 mm
$200

S89
II c. A.D.
9 x 9 x 19 mm
$75

S101
VII-IX c. A.D.
11 x 21 x 24 mm
SOLD

S100
VII-IX c. A.D.
13 x 16 x 28 mm
SOLD