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LOT 0212

Elamite Carnelian Necklace with Silver Pendants

LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

18 1/2 in. (74.2 grams, 47 cm).

Restrung necklace of tubular sheet-silver beads with biconvex and other carnelian interstitial beads; four pendant plaques, each a tongue-shaped panel with repoussé domes, centrepiece a keyhole-shaped plaque with similar domes and pointillé lower edge.

Provenance

Acquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0212

Elamite Carnelian Necklace with Silver Pendants

Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)

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