Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Bead Collection

CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D. AND LATER

1/4 - 2 in. (35 grams total, 7-50 mm).

Group of beads in various shapes, including oblate, tubular, biconical, spherical, and others. [19, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Literature

See Negahban E.O., Marlik: The Complete Excavation Report, 2 vols., Philadelphia, 1996, pls.57-68, for similar pendants used in necklaces.

CONDITION

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LOT 1653