Necklace Sumerian Stone, Faience Beads, Bactrian Agates
**Originally Listed At $500**
Ancient Near East and Central Asia, Sumer and Bactria, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A gorgeous and wearable necklace formed with dozens of faience and stone beads in hues of crimson, slate, jet-black, and chalky-white. Displayed in the center of the composition are five hand-carved Bactrian banded agate pendants in the forms of a small tooth, two flies, a droplet, and a tapered alabastron. Strung in modern times and capped with a loop and lobster clasp combo, this is a wearable and stylish example for any occasion! Size (necklace): 22.5" L (57.2 cm); size of largest bead (alabastron pendant): 0.4" W x 1.2" H (1 cm x 3 cm).
Provenance: The Dere Family Collection, New York, USA, assembled 1970's-2000's; ex-Madame Frances Artuner Collection, Belgium, acquired in 1960's
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
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#147313
Condition Report: Strung in modern times and wearable as shown. Faience, agate, and stone beads are ancient, and stringing and loop & lobster clasp are modern. Some beads have small chips, losses, and stable hairline fissures, and light encrustations within some recessed areas. Light earthen deposits throughout.
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**Originally Listed At $500**
Ancient Near East and Central Asia, Sumer and Bactria, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A gorgeous and wearable necklace formed with dozens of faience and stone beads in hues of crimson, slate, jet-black, and chalky-white. Displayed in the center of the composition are five hand-carved Bactrian banded agate pendants in the forms of a small tooth, two flies, a droplet, and a tapered alabastron. Strung in modern times and capped with a loop and lobster clasp combo, this is a wearable and stylish example for any occasion! Size (necklace): 22.5" L (57.2 cm); size of largest bead (alabastron pendant): 0.4" W x 1.2" H (1 cm x 3 cm).
Provenance: The Dere Family Collection, New York, USA, assembled 1970's-2000's; ex-Madame Frances Artuner Collection, Belgium, acquired in 1960's
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#147313
Condition Report: Strung in modern times and wearable as shown. Faience, agate, and stone beads are ancient, and stringing and loop & lobster clasp are modern. Some beads have small chips, losses, and stable hairline fissures, and light encrustations within some recessed areas. Light earthen deposits throughout.