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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.
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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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