The centerpiece of this necklace is a Bactrian decorated bronze pendant. The date is roughly 300 BC.
Bactria is the name of an ancient country lying between the mountains of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya river in what is now part of Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. Bactria was especially important from about 600 BC to about 600 AD, serving for much of that time as a meeting place not only for overland trade between East and West, but also for the intermingling of religious and artistic ideas from neighboring cultures.
Strung with modern gray agate and Dragon's blood jasper beads. The clasp is PermaGold, a highly durable 24 kt gold plate with a lifetime guarantee against tarnishing.