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LOT 0267
Western Asiatic Gold Necklace with Agate Beads
3000-2800 B.C.
31 1/2 in. (163 grams, 80 cm long).
Restrung necklace of agate beads and flat leaf-shaped gold plaques with oblate carnelian spacers.
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Important North West London collection.
Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.229806.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11968-210482.
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LOT 0267
Western Asiatic Gold Necklace with Agate Beads
Estimate £10,000 - 14,000€11,600 - 16,240 (for guidance only)$13,500 - 18,900 (for guidance only)
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