Banded agate and carnelian, 40.98 grams, 50 cm [20 inches]. Circa 1st millenium BC. A re-strung banded Agate and carnelian necklace, which has 11 eliptical-shaped ancient agate beads, separated with with barrel-shaped beads made from carnelian. The carnelian beads are of different shades of orange and red with different degrees of transparency. Some of the beads are drilled from both ends and they have conical opening, fitted with a modern clasp to allow it to be worn. Reference: Thames & Hudson, The History of Beads from 30,000 BC to the Present; Limper K. Uruk. Perlen. Ketten. Anhänger. Ph. Von Zabern, 1989, tbl. Page 53. Extremely fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection