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Banded Agate Earrings

$45.00

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Achaemenid Persian period, 4th century B.C.
In the Louvre Museum Collection, Department of Oriental Antiquities and developed for the Réunion des Musées Nationaux.. Agate was one of the first known gem materials. In ancient times, as far back as 3000 BC, banded agates were often cut to look like an eye and were worn or carried as protection from the “evil eye.” These protective talismans were extremely valuable and often handed down from one generation to the next. It was believed that the older they were, the more power they held. Banded agate, gold plated pewter beads. Made in United States.