Aqua Roman Glass and Pearl Jewelry

Once an everyday household object, now a conversation-starting window onto our ancient past. Two thousand years ago, the milky, aqua-hued glass in this jewelry may have been part of an olive oil or wine bottle. Framed in hammered sterling silver and paired with a satiny pearl. Excavated and handcrafted in Israel.

We want you to absolutely love everything you purchase from Petalura.

If something isn’t as expected or just doesn’t suit you, you can return or exchange unworn, unwashed, unused, or defective merchandise for any reason within 120 days from the date the item ships. Please note: Items with FINAL SALE in name may not be returned or exchanged.

Exchanges and returns for store credit are always free.

For returns, a $6.95 fee will be deducted from your refund to cover the cost of shipping and restocking. We cannot refund shipping costs or offer price adjustments on previously purchased items.

The next time you make dinner, take a look at the jars in your pantry, the water glasses on the table, the wine bottle on the counter. Can you imagine these items being transformed into eye-catching jewelry 2,000 years from now? That’s exactly how Petalura’s striking Roman glass jewelry collection came to be.

Glass was a surprisingly common material throughout the Roman empire, and fragments like these are abundant. They frequently turn up during the archaeological research that accompanies any construction project in much of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.

Centuries of contact with the minerals in the earth give many pieces of Roman glass what one early 20th-century collector called “the fiery gleam of iridescence.” Other pieces of Roman glass jewelry are a dreamy aqua hue, with a milky texture like sea glass. Often paired with inventive sterling silver settings, Roman glass also looks exquisite with any shade of gold.

Petalura’s Roman glass jewelry is handmade from fragments uncovered at archaeological sites in modern-day Israel and sourced from a reputable antique dealer who is authorized by the Israeli government.