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LOT 1135
Mesopotamian Style Turquoise and Lapis Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
23 5/8 in. (14.2 grams, 60 cm).
Group of polyhedral lapis lazuli beads with turquoise and other annular beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1135
Mesopotamian Style Turquoise and Lapis Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Acquired in 1997. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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Ex Mayfair, London, UK, collection, 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12721-234904. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
