Freshwater Pearl and Fiery Carnelian 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 carnelian gemstone beads with lustrous white freshwater pearls, closes with a handmade gold tone S-hook clasp, and measures just about 19 3/4 inches long. Due to conquests and cultural exchanges, it's appropriate for much of the ancient world, with a particularly strong connection to Roman Egypt. Roman women were Deeply Obsessed with pearls. 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. Instead of emerald green, I've created a varation with red-orange carnelian instead, a gemstone which was used in jewelry in both the Roman and Egyptian cultures.
The proportion here isn't too heavy. The carnelian beads are only around 1/4" wide and the pearls maybe 3/8" diameter. 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 carnelian gemstone beads with lustrous white freshwater pearls, closes with a handmade gold tone S-hook clasp, and measures just about 19 3/4 inches long. Due to conquests and cultural exchanges, it's appropriate for much of the ancient world, with a particularly strong connection to Roman Egypt. Roman women were Deeply Obsessed with pearls. 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. Instead of emerald green, I've created a varation with red-orange carnelian instead, a gemstone which was used in jewelry in both the Roman and Egyptian cultures.
The proportion here isn't too heavy. The carnelian beads are only around 1/4" wide and the pearls maybe 3/8" diameter. It's extremely versatile and can also be worn with a range of contemporary attire. Consider it your own modern treasure.