Sale 2233
New York
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11 December 2009
Price realised
USD 4,375
Estimate
A WESTERN ASIATIC CARNELIAN BEAD NECKLACE CIRCA LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. Composed primarily of barrel-shaped and spherical beads, interspersed with pendant beads; strung in six strands with a modern S-hook closure 17½ in. (43.7 cm.) long
Provenance
Japanese Private Collection, 1981.
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