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LOT 0213
Elamite Carnelian Necklace with Silver Pendants
LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
19 3/4 in. (29.2 grams, 50 cm long).
Restrung necklace of sheet-silver tubular beads with interstitial carnelian spacers, six sheet-silver cruciform pendants each with repoussé cross fleury motif.
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.
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LOT 0213
Elamite Carnelian Necklace with Silver Pendants
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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