Sumerian Faience, Steatite & Carnelian Bead Necklace
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**Originally Listed At $500**
Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A fantastic necklace strung with over 100 ancient beads made from faience, steatite, and carnelian. The chalky white faience beads are petite and barrel shaped but gradually increase in size with dark gray and red-brown steatite beads towards the center. The necklace is symmetrically balanced with large spherical and disc shaped carnelian beads, as well as spherical black steatite beads at the center. A lovely strand of Sumerian beads! Size of strand: 19.5" L (49.5 cm); largest pendant bead: .75" W (1.9 cm)
Provenance: ex-Shenas collection, Queens, New York acquired before 1980
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#162692
Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A fantastic necklace strung with over 100 ancient beads made from faience, steatite, and carnelian. The chalky white faience beads are petite and barrel shaped but gradually increase in size with dark gray and red-brown steatite beads towards the center. The necklace is symmetrically balanced with large spherical and disc shaped carnelian beads, as well as spherical black steatite beads at the center. A lovely strand of Sumerian beads! Size of strand: 19.5" L (49.5 cm); largest pendant bead: .75" W (1.9 cm)
Provenance: ex-Shenas collection, Queens, New York acquired before 1980
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#162692
Condition
Chips, nicks, and losses to beads. One carnelian bead has an inventory number written on surface. Strung in modern times; however, the cording appears to be older and we would recommend replacing it if you intend to wear this piece.
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Sumerian Faience, Steatite & Carnelian Bead Necklace
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
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