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Lot 120*

A Mesopotamian agate and gold bead necklace

7 December 2021, 12:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£2,000 - £3,000

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A Mesopotamian agate and gold bead necklace
Circa early 2nd Millennium B.C.
Composed of 34 agate cylindrical beads, with a central large fluted spherical gold bead, interspersed with 34 small gold beads, likely modern, restrung and with a modern S-hook enclosure, 43.5cm long

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Provenance:
Private collection, USA, 1980s.
Private collection, Europe.

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