Ancient Bactrian Carnelian and Lapis Necklace
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Central Asia, Bactrian culture, ca. 1st Millennium BCE. A beautiful Bactrian necklace composed of 49 polished carnelian beads - including a large near-spherical pendant and 4 that are lozenge shaped, the rest of rounded forms - in every shade of red-orange under the sun, interspersed with 14 hand-cut lozenge shaped Lapis Lazuli beads of breathtaking blue hues, some faceted and some with incised striated patterns. Strung on modern wire with a gold tone clasp and ready to wear. A beautiful work of wearable art! Size: 20" L (50.8 cm); near spherical carnelian pendant measures .75" L x .625" W (1.9 cm x 1.6 cm)
Provenance: private Orange County, California, USA collection
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#127732
Central Asia, Bactrian culture, ca. 1st Millennium BCE. A beautiful Bactrian necklace composed of 49 polished carnelian beads - including a large near-spherical pendant and 4 that are lozenge shaped, the rest of rounded forms - in every shade of red-orange under the sun, interspersed with 14 hand-cut lozenge shaped Lapis Lazuli beads of breathtaking blue hues, some faceted and some with incised striated patterns. Strung on modern wire with a gold tone clasp and ready to wear. A beautiful work of wearable art! Size: 20" L (50.8 cm); near spherical carnelian pendant measures .75" L x .625" W (1.9 cm x 1.6 cm)
Provenance: private Orange County, California, USA collection
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.
#127732
Condition
Scuffs and nicks to some beads. Overall, beautiful and wearable.
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Ancient Bactrian Carnelian and Lapis Necklace
Estimate $700 - $900
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