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LOT 0979
Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with Turquoise
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
3/8 in. (0.17 grams, 8.30 mm).
Comprising a turquoise-coloured glass bead, encased inside a gold fitting with a suspension loop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
Literature
Cf. Cambon, P., Hidden Afghanistan, Amsterdam, 2007, pp.155ff, for turquoise jewellery and garment appliques.
Footnotes
A great number of turquoise jewellery was employed by the Kushans, as shown by the marvellous finds of Tillya Tepe. In grave I the remains of a noblewoman show complex garment decoration, making use of bracteates, including triangles of gold with a granulated finish, double lozenges in turquoise, lapis lazuli and pyrites, and a square bracteate with turquoise inlaid work.
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