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