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THBImportant Greco-Persian 18K+ Gold / Carnelian Necklace
Lot 42a
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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
Sep 26, 2019
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2019-09-26 10:00:00
2019-09-26 10:00:00
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Greco-Persian, eastern Mediterranean, ca. 5th century BCE. An absolutely stunning gold and carnelian necklace. The gold is 80% pure, equivalent to 18K+, with an incredible warm glow and heavy feeling in the hand. A woven strap of gold - composed of tiny gold wires in two exquisitely looped bands - forms the strand of the necklace. Dangling from it are gold wire spirals evenly interspersed with gold amphora-, urn-, or seed-shaped beads (similar pendants in museum collections describe this style with several different terms) , each with two dangling, cylindrical carnelian beads hanging from below it, and smaller single carnelian beads between each. There are 52 of these amphora beads and over 100 carnelians. Each amphora is an incredible piece of artwork, with a fine twisted band of gold demarcating its rim and where its neck meets its shoulder. Strand is: 19" L (48.3 cm); gold is 80% pure, equivalent to 18K+; total weight is 75 grams.
There are two half-loop terminals. A modern gold plated clasp has been affixed to these terminals to make this ancient necklace wearable.
See a similar necklace that sold at Christie's in 2001 for USD $56,400: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-greek-gold-and-garnet-necklace-hellenistic-3831392-details.aspx?from=salesummary&pos=48&intObjectID=3831392&sid=c5288ecc-207c-4322-97c3-597f3df62586; see a similar necklace (identified as a diadem) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247593
Provenance: ex-private New York, USA collection
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#145406Everything is ancient except for the clasp. Most of the amphora-shaped beads are slightly bent. Some of the carnelian beads are slightly chipped and nicked. The woven gold is in nice condition, but there are a few small losses.Condition
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