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LOT 1320
Western Asiatic Gold and Glass Bead Necklace
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
21 5/8 in. (41.9 grams, 55 cm long).
A restrung designer necklace composed of graduating dark biconical beads interspersed with later oblate gold beads; central feature a stone amulet depicting a squatting male with drilled detailing.
Provenance
Ex French gallery, 1970-1990.
Paris collection, France.
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