Hellenistic Bactrian Glazed Quartz Bead Necklace javanese and enduring cultural significance of

and enduring cultural significance of Kashmiri repoussé metalwork

These cross fragments may have once belonged to a larger

characteristic of the refined wares produced at the Ban Ko Noi kilns of Sawankhalok in north-central Thailand

Yoruba or Wurkun people

These spirits are honored through elaborate rituals and ceremonies that reaffirm lineage

Hellenistic Bactrian Glazed Quartz Bead Necklace javanese and enduring cultural significance ofGreco Bactrian Empire, c. 200BC to 100AD, Mazar e Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan, Central South Asia. Absolutely stunning, massive and extremely rare necklace strung with 54 chiseled quartz beads from the regions of Balkh, made during the Greco Bactrian Empire and with remnants of later glazed colour (cobalt, light blue and turquise) during the Islamic Dynasties c. 800 to 1000 AD. Each bead is skillfully carved in the very hard quartz with faceted,