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Mesopotamian Amethyst and Gold Bead Necklace Mesopotamian Amethyst and Gold Bead Necklace Mesopotamian Amethyst and Gold Bead Necklace Mesopotamian Amethyst and Gold Bead Necklace Mesopotamian Amethyst and Gold Bead Necklace Mesopotamian Amethyst and Gold Bead Necklace
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LOT 0305

Mesopotamian Amethyst and Gold Bead Necklace

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

22 7/8 in. (37 grams, 58 cm).

Restrung group of spherical amethyst beads with gold-clad tubular and pomegranate beads, centrepiece a square-section hatched gold bar with ribbed bulb finials.

Provenance

Collected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12269-221973.

Literature

Cf. Golani, A., Jewelry from the Iron Age II Levant, Zurich, 2013, for discussion.

CONDITION
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LOT 0305

Mesopotamian Amethyst and Gold Bead Necklace

Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600

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