Bidspirit auction | SUMERIAN NECKLACE WITH LARGE LAPIS

SUMERIAN NECKLACE WITH LARGE LAPIS LAZULI BEAD - Ca. 2200 - 1800 BC A Sumerian Lapis Lazuli necklace with blue biconical beads alternating with seed-shaped golden beads. In the centre there is a large Lapis Lazuli bead. Restrung. For similar see: Christie's Ancient Jewellery (11 December 2014), Lot. 211. Size: 220/440mm x 10mm; Weight: 16g Provenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London.