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LOT 1120

Estimate
GBP (£) 500 - 700
EUR (€) 580 - 810
USD ($) 670 - 940

WESTERN ASIATIC GOLD BEAD GROUP
7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
1/4 - 1/2 in. (9.90 grams, 7-13 mm).

Mixed group beads of melon, oblate, and other types. [20]

PROVENANCE:
Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Moscati, S., I Fenici, p.377, for a necklace with similar beads.

FOOTNOTES:
In the Phoenician civilization, there are numerous necklaces documenting a varied range of combinations of multiform beads with a prevalence of gold and silver pendants.

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