Precious Collection

Precious Collection

through the barren and mountainous
terrain of western Asia to the
Mediterranean. Traders and their pack
animals carry raw materials - perhaps
Imagine an ancient caravan, journeying
copper or gold, as well as turquoise and
lapis lazuli - along with tools and finished
known today as Iraq and northern Syria.
Their transported treasures, particularly
the uncut stones and finished beads, are
amulets for those wealthy enough to buy
them. The Earth's timeless treasures.