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LOT 0927
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
18 1/8 in. (15.6 grams, 46 cm long).
Restrung with three central feature beads; composed of graduated beads of various types of white stone, rock crystal, glass, coral and shell. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Hussein, M.M., Altaweel, M., Gibson, McGuire, Nimrud The Queen’s Tombs, Baghdad-Chicago, 2016, pls.163 and 164, for similar bead necklaces made of a mixture of stones, included faience.
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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3000-2800 B.C.Estimate: £10,000 - 14,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5,000
Restrung necklace of agate beads and flat leaf-shaped gold plaques with oblate carnelian spacers. 163 grams, 80 cm long
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection. Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.229806. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11968-210482.
