№ 340 Ancient Glass

$128.00
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This piece of ancient glass stands on its own with that beautiful color and patina.  It is capped by antique coin silver heishi beads.

Ancient glass shards and components are excavated in Afghanistan, along the Silk Road, a network of trade routes that connected cultures and merchants and spanned from the 2nd century BCE to the 18th century.  The glass originated in the regions of the Roman Empire, where glassware became popularized with the invention of glass blowing, around 50 BCE.  Glassware was brought into the homes of most Romans and used on a daily basis. It was also traded along the Silk Road.  These fragments of glass are repurposed from broken vessels that were buried for hundreds of years along the Silk Trade Road and today are made into beads.  Because it is excavated in Afghanistan, I am choosing to call it “ancient glass” instead of “ancient Roman glass.”

Necklace measures 18” long.  The elongated rolo chain is delicate but sturdy and finished with a 9mm lobster claw clasp and a 7mm soldered ring.  All metal used is oxidized sterling silver.