Stunning Necklace w Bactrian Agate & Gold Beads
Central Asia, Bactria-Margiana (BMAC) (Oxus Civilization), ca. 1st millennium BCE. A gorgeous, wearable necklace composed of ancient agate and gold beads on a modern string with a modern gold-plated clasp. Thirty-four agate beads - all creamy white grading sharply to dark brown, all rectangular - and thirty-four tiny gold (99%, equivalent to 24K) discoid beads - form the majority of the chain. At the widest point, three spherical agate beads of similar color and two larger cylindrical gold (61%, equivalent to 14K+) granulated beads form a pendant. Wearable! Length of cord: 19.5" L (49.5 cm); size of largest gold bead: 0.65" W (1.7 cm); total weight: 49.9 grams; small gold beads are 99%, equivalent to 24K, larger gold beads are 61%, equivalent to 14K+
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.
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#141460
Condition Report: Ancient beads on modern cord, with modern clasp. A few of the agate beads have tiny losses from the edges and one of the large granulated gold beads also has a small loss.
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Central Asia, Bactria-Margiana (BMAC) (Oxus Civilization), ca. 1st millennium BCE. A gorgeous, wearable necklace composed of ancient agate and gold beads on a modern string with a modern gold-plated clasp. Thirty-four agate beads - all creamy white grading sharply to dark brown, all rectangular - and thirty-four tiny gold (99%, equivalent to 24K) discoid beads - form the majority of the chain. At the widest point, three spherical agate beads of similar color and two larger cylindrical gold (61%, equivalent to 14K+) granulated beads form a pendant. Wearable! Length of cord: 19.5" L (49.5 cm); size of largest gold bead: 0.65" W (1.7 cm); total weight: 49.9 grams; small gold beads are 99%, equivalent to 24K, larger gold beads are 61%, equivalent to 14K+
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.
#141460
Condition Report: Ancient beads on modern cord, with modern clasp. A few of the agate beads have tiny losses from the edges and one of the large granulated gold beads also has a small loss.
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