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LOT 0247

Estimate
GBP (£) 1,500 - 2,000
EUR (€) 1,740 - 2,310
USD ($) 2,010 - 2,680

WESTERN ASIATIC AGATE AND GOLD BEAD NECKLACE
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
25 1/4 in. (82.5 grams, 64 cm long).

Restrung designer necklace with elegant bead arrangement, comprising spherical white agate beads, oval banded agate beads, with later gold interstitial slender bicone beads; modern clasp.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.

LITERATURE:
See Despini, A., Greek Art. Ancient Gold Jewellery, Athens, 1996, for discussion.

CONDITION
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