BACTRIAN GOLD AND LAPIS BEADED NECKLACE

Ca. 2000-1000 BC
A restrung necklace with small gold beads, alternating with green discoid and lapis lazuli beads. Lapis lazuli, a prized stone, is known for its captivating blue hue and was a material common in Bactria.
Size: L:235/470mm / W:7mm ; 9.03g
Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.
Estimate: GBP 200 - 300