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LOT 1210
Elamite Silver Flower Pendant Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
17 in. (54 grams, 43 cm).
A restrung necklace of fusiform and oval carnelian beads with centrepiece of waisted gold tubular bead; two silver inlaid pendants each a quatrefoil with discs in the spandrels, inset glass and haematite panels.
Provenance
Acquired 1990s.
With a London gallery.
Property of a London collector; from her family's private collection.
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LOT 1210
Elamite Silver Flower Pendant Necklace
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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