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586 - PAIR OF PHOENICIAN GLASS BEADS.

Estimate £600 - £1,000

Description

PAIR OF PHOENICIAN GLASS BEADS. Ca. 600 - 400 BC. A pair of glass beads, from left to right: a turquoise glass bead of compressed cylindrical form, decorated at the midsection with a broad yellow band overlaid with closely set dark trails arranged in vertical and horizontal segments; and a large glass bead of globular form, decorated with applied polychrome trails combed into vertical feathered panels in yellow, turquoise, and reddish brown. Size: 27-28mm x 15-22mm; Weight: 40g Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s–2014; ex. private collection, 1970s–1990s.

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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