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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]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
LiteratureCf. Cambon, P., Hidden Afghanistan, Amsterdam, 2007, pp.155ff, for turquoise jewellery and garment appliques.
FootnotesA 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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