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Sold for (Inc. bp): £15,600
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,850
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,750
Sold for (Inc. bp): £41,600
Sold for (Inc. bp): £32,500
Sold for (Inc. bp): £29,900
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Sold for (Inc. bp): £15,600
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23,400
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,050
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
Lot No. 0357
18
CELTIBERIAN GOLD NECK TORC
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14,950
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,050
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
Sold for (Inc. bp): £22,100
Sold for (Inc. bp): £28,600
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13,650
With hemispherical body and broad rim, decorative band to exterior at neck. 760 grams, 17.3 cm wideFine condition; evidence of alteration to base.

London art market 1979.
Property of a gentleman living in central London.

Including fragmentary ledge-handled storage jar, cocoon jar and other types. 13 kg total, 2-26 cm

Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980-1990s.

Ellipsoid plaque with suspension bar, three lines of elegant Kufic txt. 11 grams, 40 mm

with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.

Lot No. 1331
6
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With squat, bell-shaped bowl, everted rim and tapering cylindrical stem. 2.4 kg, 27 cm high

Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.

With a pierced domed upper face; engraved underside with a knife-wielding man attacking a rearing lion, a mythical long-tailed beast attacking from above with its tail curving along the edge of the seal. 25.5 grams, 35 mm

UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.

Mixed group of tubular beads with granulation or incised segmentation. 3.17 grams total, 4-8 mm

From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.

Lot No. 1335
14
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Penannular in form, each terminal formed as a serpent's head with scale detailing. 24 grams, 60 mm

Ex Cummings collection, UK, 1990s.

Lot No. 1337
8
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Mixed group of bulb-and-ring necklace elements. 1.01 grams total, 4 mm each

From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.

Distaff with spiral slot to the thicker end, separate domed whorl and tapering shank. 60 grams, 32 cm

Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.

Cf. Grütter, N., ‘Spindle Whorls and Other Textile Tools’ in Münger, S. (ed.), Kinneret II,2 – The Early Iron Age. Report on Finds and Findings from Tell el-‘Orēme/Tēl Kinrōt, Excavations 1994– 2008, Bern, 2020, pp.1-22, fig.6.

Spindle whorls are one of the most durable traces of textile craft in the archaeological record. They can be found in copious quantities and diverse types. Whorls in the shape of discs, cylinders and cones of clay, bone, stone and other more precious materials are widespread in all areas and periods, evidencing the skills of craftswomen engaged in textile production.
Lot No. 1339
1
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Tubular in form with domed ends, remnants of scroll still in situ. 63 grams, 93 mm

Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.

Fragments including bulbous jug with strap handles, bowl with ledge handles and other types. 16 kg total, 3-32 cm

Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980-1990s.

Lot No. 1341
1
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Broad tinned bowl with flat underside. 131 grams, 16.5 cm

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

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