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LOT 1245
Sassanian Necklace with Gold Pendants
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
17 1/2 in. (24.9 grams, 44.5 cm long).
A restrung necklace composed of carnelian and lozengiform lapis lazuli beads interspersed with later gold filigree beads; later hook-and-eye closure.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
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