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LOT 1305
Western Asiatic White Stone Bead Necklace
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
19 in. (12.5 grams, 48 cm long).
Restrung; composed of cylindrical beads of various dimensions [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Hussein, M.M., Altaweel, M., Gibson, McGuire, Nimrud The Queen’s Tombs, Baghdad-Chicago, 2016, p.180, pl.18, lett.c,e, for similar bead necklaces made of a mixture of stones.
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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Western Asiatic Bead Necklace String
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UK gallery, early 2000s.
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