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415 - GRAECO BACTRIAN AGATE BEAD IN GOLD PENDANT.

Estimate £1,200 - £2,000

Description

GRAECO BACTRIAN AGATE BEAD IN GOLD PENDANT. Ca. 300 - 100 BC. A banded agate bead of elongated biconical form enclosed in a gold mount formed from a narrow gold strip wrapped around the body and joined at the top beneath a suspension loop. Size: 55mm x 18mm; Weight: 19g Provenance: Private London collection; previously part of a distinguished New York private collection, assembled between 1975 and 1995. The collection was authenticated in the early 1990s by Dr. Jack Ogden and Barbara Deppert Lippitz, leading specialists in ancient jewellery. A significant number of objects from this collection were also published in a professional catalogue. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

Auction location

Auction time 06/20/2026 at 2:00 PM

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