Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC ALABASTER BEADS NECKLACE

EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC ALABASTER BEADS NECKLACE - Ca. 3600 - 3100 BC. A necklace composed of sizeable disc-shaped beads in pale alabaster, restrung symmetrically with a single black stone bead of biconical form at the centre. Size: 380/760mm x 23mm; Weight: 435g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1980s Mayfair Family private collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.