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Near Eastern Cornelian, Gold and Lapis Beads, with a Gold Crescent Pendant

strung as a necklace with an 18-karat gold S-hook clasp

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Late 3rd - Early 2nd Millennium BC

Length: 33 cm. (13 in.)

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#1153

ex: private American collection, 1970s - 1980s

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Comparandum: Liu, Robert ; A Universal Aesthetic. Collectible Beads (Vista, 1995) Dubin, Lois Sherr ; The History of Beads (New York, 1987)

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