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LOT 1054

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 1054

Elamite Carnelian Necklace with Silver Pendants

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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