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LOT 0229

Western Asiatic Necklace with Gold Beads

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER

13 3/8 in. (46.45 grams, 34 cm).

Restrung group of fluted melon and other beads with three later hollow-formed gold drum-shaped panels, each with an inset cabochon garnet to the upper face, and granule clusters.

Provenance

Private collection, Jerusalem, assembled in the 1960s.
with Holy Land Antiquities, Jerusalem.
European private collection, acquired 2001.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13141-246774.

CONDITION

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LOT 0229

Western Asiatic Necklace with Gold Beads

Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)

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