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LOT 0531

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105

HELLENISTIC GOLD AND LAPIS LAZULI BEAD NECKLACE
1ST CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
17 3/8 in. (8.03 grams, 44 cm).

Composed of lapis lazuli seed beads interspersed with small gold discs, nine tubular pendants with a flower bud suspended from the centre; restrung with a modern S-hook clasp.

PROVENANCE:
Private collection of a London gentleman, acquired between 1965-2020.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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