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LOT 1170
Achaemenid Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
15 1/2 in. (39.3 grams, 39.5 cm).
Restrung designer necklace string of melon, oblate and other types with a large oblate pendant centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, collection, 2000s.
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Ex property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s. -
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Finely carved as a stylised bull's head with short horns and bulbous eyes, incised nostrils and mouth, perforated at the back of the neck for suspension. 28.9 grams, 40 mm
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
