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A CORAL AND TURQUOISE INLAID NECKLACE WITH 5 FIGURAL GOLD BEADS, ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 1ST-2ND CENTURY
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A CORAL AND TURQUOISE INLAID NECKLACE WITH 5 FIGURAL GOLD BEADS, ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 1ST-2ND CENTURY

Comprising beads made of sheet-gold over bitumen cores, four modeled as standing nude figures, the largest central figure modeled with his arms crossed and dressed in a voluminous pleated robe, suspended on a half-moon pendant inlaid with turquoise and coral, alternating with 29 gold beads, 24 agate beads, interspersed by 56 smaller gold beads, all secured by a string loop and turquoise bead clasp.

Provenance: From the collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Condition: The present lot is a reassembling of ancient necklace components, which have been excavated in the 20th century. Good condition with minor wear, flaking, small dents, scratches, nicks, and encrustations.

Weight: 52.4 g (total)
Dimensions: Length the beads 0.1-5.1 cm, the necklace c. 66 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a related gold figure of a female, dated to 1st-2nd century, India, 7.8 cm tall, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1987.142.309. Compare a copper alloy hair-pin or dress-pin in form of a Greek woman, dated 1st century BC to 1st century AD, in The British Museum, museum number 1880.3711.o.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Zacke, Vienna, 17 December 2024, lot 376
Price: EUR 9,100
Description: A fine necklace with 15 figural gold beads, ancient region of Gandhara, 1st-2nd century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling of the figural beads and size (64 cm).

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