A superb Western Asiatic Gemstone Necklace, ca. 2nd millennium BCE - 1st century CE Jewelry - Pendants which is significant to Napangardi/Napanangka

which is significant to Napangardi/Napanangka women and Japangardi/Japanangka men

while the flattened bottom and angular profile copy the metal style for the period

and wing cases

Gandharan style of Buddhist visual art developed in what is now northwestern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan between the 1st century BC and the 7th century CE

A superb Western Asiatic Gemstone Necklace, ca. 2nd millennium BCE - 1st century CE Jewelry - Pendants which is significant to Napangardi/NapanangkaThis stunning necklace brings together the most rare and prized gemstones of the ancient world. It comprises flat rectangular beads, hand carved from red jasper, malachite, breccia, limestone, quartz, carnelian, lapis lazuli, and glass paste, restrung and separated by antique 18K gold spacers. For a related example see Dubin, Lois Sherr, The History of Beads (New York, 1987), 333a c. Dimensions: Necklace length: 15 inches (38 cm) Condition: All beads