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LOT 0314
Bactrian Gold Wire Necklace with Pendant
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
26 in. (37.20 grams, 66 cm).
Tightly-coiled wire band with graduated profile, domed disc closure with repoussé central boss and pellets to the rim, pendant formed as a rectangular frame enclosing two fusiform banded agate and another fusiform bead, barrel-shaped gold collars and coiled wire finials.
Provenance
with Ancient and Islamic Art Ltd, 1993.
Private European collection, early 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Salvatori, S., 'Early Bactrian objects in private collections' in Ligabue, G., and Salvatori, S., Bactria. An Ancient Oasis from the Sands of Afghanistan, Venice, 1988, pp.181-7, fig.62, for type.
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LOT 0314
Bactrian Gold Wire Necklace with Pendant
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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