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THBSumerian Gold, Pink Quartz & Faience Necklace - 16.9 g
Lot 76a
About Seller
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
Jul 11, 2019
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2019-07-11 10:00:00
2019-07-11 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Ancient / Ethnographic / Americana
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/artemis-gallery/ancient-ethnographic-americana-4246
Discover ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fossils and Fine Art. Also featuring a wonderful collection from a prominent New York estate whose owners reside in the Van Wyck family's historic Lloyd Harbor waterfront home. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Discover ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fossils and Fine Art. Also featuring a wonderful collection from a prominent New York estate whose owners reside in the Van Wyck family's historic Lloyd Harbor waterfront home. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Near East, Sumer, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A gorgeous and wearable necklace composed of 9 gold hemispheric beads, dozens of seed beads made from faience of aqua blue, sage green, and white hues, and a magnificent pendant comprised of a square piece of pink quartz followed by an elaborate gold dangler with a band of three contiguous granules surrounded by a beaded border as well as a dangling circular medallion adorned by five repousse bosses arranged in an abstract flower motif surrounded by a repousse rope border. This elegant presentation would make a striking accessory for any occasion! Size: 22.5" L (57.2 cm) + 1.125" L x .875" W (2.9 cm x 2.2 cm) pink quartz pendant bead + 1" L x .625" W (2.5 cm x 1.6 cm) gold pendant dangler; total weight: 16.9 grams; gold is 46% pure (equivalent to 12K+)
Provenance: ex-private Shenas collection, Queens, New York, USA
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#147268All beads (gold, faience, and quartz crystal) are ancient. Strung in modern times with modern findings. Minute nicks to edges of pink quartz crystal bead. Small area of loss to one side of gold circular medallion dangler and minute indentations to granules and medallion dangler. Gold hemisphere beads show slight indentations, though very minor. Faience beads show slight age wear but are generally very good. Lovely and wearable.Condition
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