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LOT 0211
Elamite Carnelian Necklace with Stamp Seals
LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
20 7/8 in. (78 grams, 53 cm long).
Restrung necklace of tubular and fusiform carnelian beads with annular spacers; drum-shaped dangles each with an incuse motif to the underside.
Provenance
Acquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12537-231965.
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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