Lot 54
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ANCIENT ARABIAN GOLD NECKLACE WITH FEMALE FIGURE PENDANT, LIKELY SABEAN
SOUTHERN ARABIA, C. 5TH - 2ND CENTURY B.C.
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History | 639
Auction: 5 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
Estimate: £6,000 - £9,000
Description
garnet spherical beads with exceptionally fine granulated gold spacers, a large gold female figure pendant with a looped base, eight garnets housed in gold casing hang below, three beaded gold suns to either side
Dimensions
51cm long
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom, acquired on the U.K. art market c. 1965 onwards