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THBBactrian 18K+ Gold & Greenstone Bead Necklace
Lot 73a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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2020-06-25 10:00:00
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Featuring discounted pricing on antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Viking, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, more! Starting prices have been reduced up to 65% from original auction prices - perfect for dealers and collectors. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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**Originally Listed At $750**
Ancient Central Asia, modern day Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, Bactria (Bactria Margiana Archaeological Complex / BMAC), ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. A stunning necklace of an elegant and wearable form. The necklace is strung with dozens of mottled green and blue-green stone with beige and dark green inclusions that present in ovoid, circular, and rectangular forms with biconically drilled suspension holes bored through the bodies. Interspersed along the strand are sixteen hollow trapezoidal beads formed from folded sheets of 80% gold (equivalent to 18K+) that glint in the light. Strung in modern times and fastened with a gold-filled loop and French hook combo, this is a fantastic example of ancient art meets modern fashion! Size (necklace): 18.375" L (46.7 cm); (largest bead): 0.7" L x 0.5" W (1.8 cm x 1.3 cm); quality of gold: 80% (equivalent to 18K+)
Provenance: private Boulder, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private East Coast, USA collection; ex-collection of Madame Frances Artuner, Brussels, Belgium 1960s
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#151642Strung in modern times and wearable as shown. Stone and gold beads are ancient, and stringing and gold-filled components are modern. Minor nicks and abrasions to some stone and gold beads, with light indentations to faces of some gold beads, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and excellent. Smooth patina across stone and gold beads.Condition
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