Trapped in the house during the dark lock down days of Covid pandemic I raked up this pair of striking necklaces to reminisce happier times. They were sold to me some 20 years ago as Pyu dynasty but maybe later. Similar strands of carnelian and green cylinders are shown in Elizabeth Moore's paper Carnelians in Myanmar Prehistoric to early Chinese Beads which make me hopeful that these go as far back as Pyu dynasty (around 2nd century BC - 11th century AD)
The beads are a mix of elongated green beads and carnelians interspersed with carnelian buttons and beads. There is also a centrepiece of an etched carnelian pendant on left necklace.
2 striking strands of carnelian and greenstone
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| Slim and slender green beads some are glass and some stone, hard to tell apart |
Equally striking are these elongated carnelian beads
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| Like the green beads these carnelian cylinders are slim and slender and well made. |
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| Carnelian buttons |
There is also one button made of glass
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| Glass not carnelian |
The etched carnelian pendant also makes a nice centrepiece
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| Close up of centrepiece pendant |
