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LOT 0530
Greek Amethyst and Gold Bead Necklace
CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
16 3/4 in. (45.9 grams, 42.5 cm long).
Graduated designer necklace formed with mainly biconical amethyst beads, spherical gold beads with granule detailing, granulated gold elements, irregular quartz beads and other types; central Phoenician mounted scaraboid in a beaded gold frame; restrung with modern clasp.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Despini, A., Greek Art. Ancient Gold Jewellery, Athens, 1996, items 125, 126, for type.
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