20th century A.D. or earlier. A restrung necklaceposed of lapis lazuli beads of various types including tabular and annular beads, interspersed with later gold-coloured spacer beads. Cf. Salvatori, S., 'Early Bactrian objects in private collections' in Ligabue, G., and Salvatori, S., Bactria. An Ancient Oasis from the Sands of Afghanistan, Venice, 1988, fig.62. 43 grams, 47.5 cm (18 3/4 in.). North London gentleman, 1990s. Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman. [No Reserve]