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LOT 0282
Mesopotamian Silver Bead Necklace
3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
22 3/8 in. (224 grams, 54 cm long (1.5 kg total, 24.2 x 24.2cm including case)).
Restrung and comprising mainly spherical, elongated ovals, oblates, and segmented tube shapes.
Provenance
Numismatic and Ancient Art Gallery AG, Ancient Art of the Mediterranean World, No 8, lot 5, c.1982.
Taisei Gallery, Gold & Silver Auction, Part II, Ancient to Renaissance, 5 November 1992, The Conrad Salon, The Waldorf-Astoria, New York, lot 39.
From an important North West London collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11970-210480.
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LOT 0282
Mesopotamian Silver Bead Necklace
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000€17,400 - 23,200 (for guidance only)$20,250 - 27,000 (for guidance only)
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