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LOT 0312
Bronze Age Coiled Bead Necklace with Pendants
12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
19 3/4 in. (116 grams, 50 cm).
Restrung necklace of fusiform beads, each formed with a coil of flat-section bronze strip; interstitial oval beads with conical bosses at each finial; centrepiece a lobed stud.
ProvenancePrivate European collection, 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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