Freshwater Pearl and Emerald Green Aventurine Necklace Inspired by Ancient Egypt Greece Rome for Personal Adornment Historical SCA LARP
$35.00
We've spent the past few days soaking in the particular beauty of ancient times, and created a group of jewelry pieces that would blend right in to the scenery of ancient Egypt, Greece, or Rome. The choice of stones, the cuts of the beads, the way the gems are paired with gold-tone metal are chosen to evoke a set of times and places that shared a certain aesthetic.
This piece pairs thin, hand-cut rectangular green gem beads with wider white pearls, closes with a decorated gold tone S-hook clasp, and measures around 17 1/4" long. Due to conquests and cultural exchanges, it's appropriate for much of the ancient world, with a particularly strong connection to Roman Egypt. A necklace of white pearls alternating with longer, thinner emerald green beads is seen in the funerary portrait of a wealthy woman living in Egypt during the Roman Empire. This necklace isn't using what we modernly call true emerald-- this is emerald green aventurine. Romans were less precise with terminology regarding gemstones, so some items they called emerald may or may not have been this stone.
The proportion here is relatively delicate. The green gem beads are only around 1/8" wide and the pearls maybe 1/4". In lower light, the beads appear quite dark, but the light up much brighter when the light hits or shines through. It's extremely versatile and can also be worn with a range of contemporary attire. Consider it your own modern treasure.
This piece pairs thin, hand-cut rectangular green gem beads with wider white pearls, closes with a decorated gold tone S-hook clasp, and measures around 17 1/4" long. Due to conquests and cultural exchanges, it's appropriate for much of the ancient world, with a particularly strong connection to Roman Egypt. A necklace of white pearls alternating with longer, thinner emerald green beads is seen in the funerary portrait of a wealthy woman living in Egypt during the Roman Empire. This necklace isn't using what we modernly call true emerald-- this is emerald green aventurine. Romans were less precise with terminology regarding gemstones, so some items they called emerald may or may not have been this stone.
The proportion here is relatively delicate. The green gem beads are only around 1/8" wide and the pearls maybe 1/4". In lower light, the beads appear quite dark, but the light up much brighter when the light hits or shines through. It's extremely versatile and can also be worn with a range of contemporary attire. Consider it your own modern treasure.