Lot 55
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PHOENICIAN EYE GLASS AND GOLD BEAD NECKLACE
NEAR EAST, C. 7TH CENTURY B.C.
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History | 639
Auction: 5 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
Description
comprising thirty-three globular glass beads of blue and turquoise colour with compound eyes, interspersed with red stone and fine gold beads, with a large central glass bead with compound eyes throughout
Dimensions
51cm long
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom, acquired on the U.K. art market from 1965 onwards