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He is wearing a double-tiered felt hat
Trails of contrasting colors were wound onto the small piece and marvered smooth
acquired in the 1950s - 1970s
perforated through the center for attachment
A large Sasanian Blue Chalcedony Bead, ca. 4th - 5th century CE Jewelry - Beads He is wearing a double-tieredThis unusually large bead is carved from translucent milky blue chalcedony and carefully polished to a luminous finish. Drilled longitudinally for suspension, the bead demonstrates the high level of lapidary craftsmanship achieved in the Sasanian period. Beads of this size and material were likely valued as protective amulets as well as ornaments. A truly lovely example. Parallels: A comparable example is published in The Collection of Patti Birch,