Necklace made with filigree and granulated silver beads and phenolic resin. The silver beads are from the beginning of the 20th century or earlier, the phenolic resin beads are from the first half of the 20th c. The composition is newer.
Some of the beads are worn and a small portion of the granulation is missing in a couple of them (see pictures).
Provenance: German private collection
From the 1st half of the 20th century (re-strung later)
Materials: high grade silver (the filigree beads) low grade silver (both conical ends and chain) and phenolic resin beads)
Dimensions:
Total length: 58 cm
Size of the phenolic beads:2,6 x 2,2 cm
Diameter of silver beads: 1,8 cm
Weight:144,7 gr
Literature:
“Silver treasures from the land of Sheba”, Ransom. Marjorie, The American university in Cairo Press, 2014
