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LOT 1178
Early Parthian Carnelian Bead with Gold End Caps
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (17.44 grams, 60 mm).
Columnar bead with sheet-gold cap to each end, each with beaded circlets and applied granule clusters, domed end with loop; possibly assembled.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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LOT 1178
Early Parthian Carnelian Bead with Gold End Caps
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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