A Necklace from the Past

I came across a picture of a beautiful Egyptian necklace on www.ancienttouch.com

Isn’t it beautiful!  Already sold, I knew the asking price would have been way beyond my budget anyway as it was dated circa 1bc – 4ad.  The materials listed were faience and carnelian.

I decided I’d like to try recreating this in glass!

I experimented with  the turquoise beads, trying to mimic the aged feel and look -

They turned out pretty well so I continued on and made more of them, then also made spacers in carnelianish colours.

Putting it all together was the hard part – assembling jewellery is not something I usually do – but – it came together rather nicely, here’s the finished piece!

I wonder what kind of Egyptian woman would have owned a necklace like this – it certainly has a way of making me feel very grand when it’s around my neck!

Hope you like it!