WESTERN ASIATIC TURQUOISE AND GOLD NECKLACE. Ca. 2000 - 1000 BC. A necklace of twisted cord set with sections of small annular gold beads alternating with tubular turquoise spacers. The strand is centred by a larger turquoise bead suspended as a pendant. Size: 350/700mm x 20mm; Weight: 8g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an American collection formed in the 1990s.