Eastern Mediterranean, circa 500 - 300 B.C.
Ancient glass bead, with eye motifs, on a silver chain
15 mm high (bead)
40 mm wide (bead)
420 mm / 16 ½ in. (chain)
Provenance:
Prince Sheikh Saud bin Muhammed Al Thani of Qatar (1966 - 2014); thence by descent
This magnificent and large bead has esteemed provenance, having been in the collection of Prince Sheikh Saud bin Mohammed Al Thani (1966 – 2014) who was widely known as an art collector who had considerably good taste and voracious appetite, spending an estimated $1.5 billion on art and antiques during his lifetime. His vast collection of antiquities is fabled and deeply admired by those truly in the know.
Eastern Mediterranean, circa 500 - 300 B.C.
Ancient glass bead, with eye motifs, on a silver chain
15 mm high (bead)
40 mm wide (bead)
420 mm / 16 ½ in. (chain)
Provenance:
Prince Sheikh Saud bin Muhammed Al Thani of Qatar (1966 - 2014); thence by descent
This magnificent and large bead has esteemed provenance, having been in the collection of Prince Sheikh Saud bin Mohammed Al Thani (1966 – 2014) who was widely known as an art collector who had considerably good taste and voracious appetite, spending an estimated $1.5 billion on art and antiques during his lifetime. His vast collection of antiquities is fabled and deeply admired by those truly in the know.
