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LOT 1337

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.
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.

Literature

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

CONDITION

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LOT 1337

Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace

Sold for (Inc. bp): £702

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