Bactrian gold and stone bead necklace, circa Late 3rd-Early 2nd Millennium BCE

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Nine Greco-Roman or Parthian terracotta beads, dated circa 323 BCE to 256 CE. The largest bead measures 18mm.
Excavated during 1928-1937 by the Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos, now in present-day Syria.
Source : Yale University Art Gallery

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