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LOT 1028
Western Asiatic Gold and Carnelian Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
16 3/4 in. (56.8 grams, 42.5 cm long).
Comprising a graduated group of tabular carnelian beads with interstitial collars of gold granulation and some moulded glass hexagonal tabular-shaped beads; centrepiece a biconvex oval with speckled surface; restrung.
ProvenanceEx property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent.
Accompanied by a previous cataloguing card.
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LOT 1028
Western Asiatic Gold and Carnelian Bead Necklace
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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