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THBBactrian Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
Lot 46e
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Oct 22, 2020
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2020-10-22 10:00:00
2020-10-22 10:00:00
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. A breathtaking necklace comprised of 69 lapis lazuli beads, including 11 sizeable barrel-shaped lapis beads incised with an attractive cross-hatched pattern, 4 faceted ovoid lapis beads, 4 flat lapis beads of diamond and rectangular shapes, and 50 disc-shaped lapis spacer beads - all presenting stunning cornflower blue hues, many with contrasting white inclusions, and all arranged in an attractive, balanced design. All beads are ancient, strung in modern times with a brass hook and loop clasp. Size: 20.125" L (51.1 cm); largest barrel-shaped beads measure ~ .75" L x .375" W (1.9 cm x 1 cm)
The ancient mines of Bactria were a valuable source of lapis lazuli of the best color. Lapis was used to carve statuettes of birds and animals as well as dishes, cylinder seals, and beads that have been found in the royal Sumerian tombs of Ur - and jewelry made from lapis was found in Egyptian burial sites dating prior to 3000 BCE. Interestingly, Egyptian women used powdered lapis as eye shadow, and Pliny the Elder waxed poetic about the stone, describing it as "a fragment of the starry firmament."
Provenance: ex Estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA acquired before 2000
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#158575All beads are ancient. Strung in modern times with modern findings. Minute nicks to peripheries of some beads. Otherwise beads are intact.Condition
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