A Sumerian Lapis Lazuli, Carnelian, and Gold Bead Necklace
Sale 1139 - Jewelry Through the Ages: Ancient to Neoclassical
Mar 21, 2023
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$600 -
800
Price Realized
$1,197
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Sumerian Lapis Lazuli, Carnelian, and Gold Bead Necklace
Circa Mid 3rd Millennium B.C.
Length 32 3/4 inches (83 cm).
Provenance:
Private Collection, New York, acquired in the 1960s; thence by descent.
Composed of eleven melon-shaped lapis lazuli beads, twenty-eight tubular carnelian beads, and eighteen fluted gold beads.
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