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Western Asiatic Gold and Carnelian Bead Necklace Western Asiatic Gold and Carnelian Bead Necklace Western Asiatic Gold and Carnelian Bead Necklace
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LOT 1110

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.

Provenance

Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent.

Accompanied by a previous cataloguing card.
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 1110

Western Asiatic Gold and Carnelian Bead Necklace

Sold for (Inc. bp): £494

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