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Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A lovely wearable necklace comprised of dozens of petite barrel-shaped beads of dark and light grey steatite sprinkled throughout with white and black faience beads of the same form, adding an eye-catching chromatic diversity. All beads are ancient. Strung in modern times and fit with a modern lobster clasp, these beads evoke the everlasting value of aesthetic beauty - likely mirroring that of its wearer! Size: 17" L (43.2 cm)

Provenance: private Dunn collection, Coral Springs, Florida, USA, acquired in the 1990s

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#151769

Intact and excellent. Restrung and quite wearable.

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