A Maya Jade Bead, Classic Period, ca. 500 - 900 CE Price - Over $10000 Ancient glass in the Israel

Ancient glass in the Israel Museum: Beads and Other Small Objects

carefully carved to take advantage of the high concentration of white mineral inclusions

acquired between (1968-1970)

and a stem that emerges at a straight base stroke

A Maya Jade Bead, Classic Period, ca. 500 - 900 CE Price - Over $10000 Ancient glass in the IsraelCarved from mottled sage green jadeite, this finely polished bead is fashioned into an ovoid form and incised with three shallow concentric rings encircling the body. The stone exhibits attractive variegation in tone and translucency, producing subtle tonal shifts when viewed in raking light. The combination of precise incisions and a high, almost buttery polish indicates skilled lapidary work consistent with Classic period Mesoamerican jade