A WESTERN ASIATIC LAPIS LAZULI BEAD NECKLACE
A WESTERN ASIATIC LAPIS LAZULI BEAD NECKLACE

CIRCA 2800-2500 B.C.

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A WESTERN ASIATIC LAPIS LAZULI BEAD NECKLACE
Circa 2800-2500 B.C.
Composed of thirty-nine large beads of various shapes, including tabular, barrel-shaped and faceted, all graduated in size and interspersed with eighty-two disk-shaped beads, strung with a modern hook-and-hook closure
21 3/8 in. (54.3 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner in the mid 1990s.

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