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LOT 1329
Western Asiatic Gold and Banded Glass Bead Necklace
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
17 7/8 in. (20 grams, 45.5 cm).
Composed of gold rectangular tubes, interspersed with later brown and white biconical glass beads; modern clasp, restrung.
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Mr S.M., London, formed 1948-2000.
Ex property of a North London gentleman.
Property of a Californian, USA, collector.
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 1329
Western Asiatic Gold and Banded Glass Bead Necklace
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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