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LOT 1345
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
16 1/2 in. (19.6 grams, 42 cm long).
Restrung designer necklace with two central feature beads; composed of graduated beads of various types of stone, glass and shell. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Hussein, M.M., Altaweel, M., Gibson, McGuire, Nimrud The Queen’s Tombs, Baghdad-Chicago, 2016, pl.164, lett.b, for a similar bead necklaces made of a mixture of stones, glass and shell.
FootnotesSimilar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands.
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LOT 1345
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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