Bidspirit auction | BACTRIAN RED AGATE BICONICAL BEAD

BACTRIAN RED AGATE BICONICAL BEAD - Ca. 1000 BC. A bead of elongated biconical form, cut from banded red agate with sharply defined natural strata.For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 1313, Ancient Jewelry, 11 December 2003, Lot 304.Size: 42.5mm x 13.4mm; Weight: 8.82gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.