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COLLECTION OF LARGE CHINESE POLYCHROME GLASS EYE BEADS.
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COLLECTION OF LARGE CHINESE POLYCHROME GLASS EYE BEADS.
Estimate £450 - £900
Voluntary lot
Description
COLLECTION OF LARGE CHINESE POLYCHROME GLASS EYE BEADS.
Ca. 770 - 256 BC.
A collection of three dragonfly glass eye beads, each with a globular body decorated with concentric trailed eyes linked by short dotted lines.
For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1940,1214.44; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1985.214.113; Christie's, Live Auction 20196, The Chang Wei-Hwa Collection of Archaic Jades Part III - Spring and Autumn & Warring States Periods, 3 December 2021, Lot 2772.
Size: 17-18mm x 14-15mm; Weight: 24g
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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