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LOT 0246
Eastern Parthian Carnelian and Gold Bead Necklace
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
18 1/4 in. (44 grams, 46.5 cm long).
Comprising: sheet-gold drum-shaped and octagonal-section beads with spherical pendants, graduated interstitial oval carnelian beads; restrung with modern clasp.
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911, pl.XXIV (1545).
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LOT 0246
Eastern Parthian Carnelian and Gold Bead Necklace
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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