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Associated with healing
11 inches (0
” Portions of the collection were exhibited and published in connection with Folk Traditions in Japanese Art (1978) and later donated to the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M
mace heads of this type occur in many different materials
A Near Eastern Red Jasper Bead Pendant, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st - 2nd century CE Medium - Textile Associated with healingThe thick barrel bead is hand carved from warm red jasper with darker mineral veining, which adds visual movement across the surface. The proportions are gently elongated, with slightly tapering ends, a profile typical of Imperial period stone beads intended for suspension as a central element within a necklace rather than as a spacer. Red jasper has been a highly prized and revered mineral in almost all ancient cultures, from ancient Egypt and