Home > Auctions > 5 - 9 March 2024: Ancient Art, Antiquities,
Natural History & Coins
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London art market 1979.
Property of a gentleman living in central London.
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980-1990s.
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
Ex Cummings collection, UK, 1990s.
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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.
Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980-1990s.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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