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LOT 1204

Western Asiatic Bead Necklace String

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER

17 3/4 in. (25.7 grams total, 45 cm).

Restrung designer necklace with two central feature beads; composed of graduated beads of various types of stone, glass and shell. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

Literature

Cf. Hussein, M.M., Altaweel, M., Gibson, McGuire, Nimrud The Queen’s Tombs, Baghdad-Chicago, 2016, pl.164, lett.b, for a similar bead necklaces made of a mixture of stones, glass and shell.

Footnotes

Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands.

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LOT 1204

Western Asiatic Bead Necklace String

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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