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LOT 0234
Bactrian Gold Pendant with Agate Bead
4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
2 in. (14.6 grams, 50 mm).
Stepped frame with bands of granulation and four small suspension loops, inset oval banded agate cabochon.
ProvenanceYvette Raoux, Paris, 1960s-1980s.
Acquired by the current owner in 1989.
with Christie's, Ancient Jewelry, New York, 6 December 2007, no.466.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12977-243176.
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South Arabian Alabaster Head of a Woman
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Modelled with an angular nose with straight ridge, small mouth with raised lips, rounded cheeks and chin, shallow eyes with grooved outlines, shallow ears, short neck, the back and the top of the head left roughly tooled; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.3 kg total, 24.3 cm high including stand
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