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Western Asiatic Mixed Stone Bead Necklace String Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Two restrung groups of annular beads in shades of green and turquoise. 8.86 grams total, 37-39.2 cm
London, UK, collection, 2000s. -
Mesopotamian Mottled Black Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Piriform with narrow socket, shallow lip to the socket's mouth. 563 grams, 88 mm
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung designer necklace string of ceramic and stone beads of mainly oblate form, central feature a large cylindrical and annular bead; restrung. 27.7 grams, 30 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Mesopotamian Stone Vase
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Slightly flared tubular body with flat everted rim. 311 grams, 10.4 cm
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s. -
Parthian Bronze Bowl with Concentric Circles
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Broad and shallow with flared sidewall, incised rings to inner face. 140 grams, 14.5 cm wide
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery. -
Mesopotamian Decorated Stone Vessel
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Squat in profile with lotus-flower detailing at the base and sidewall, stepped bands with hatching, recessed at lip to accept a lid. 905 grams, 12.9 cm wide
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Spool-Shaped Gold Beads
Late 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Group of three spool-shaped elements, each pierced longitudinally and forming a spacer bead for a multi-strand necklace. 1.91 grams, 19 mm
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Rooster Vessel with Loop Handle
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Hollow-formed aviform vessel with ribbed loop handle to the centre, vent below the dentilled collar. 374 grams, 15 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
Achaemenid Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
6th-4th century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £85
Restrung group of oblate and other types with annular centrepiece. 7.46 grams, 39 cm
London, UK, collection, 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Comprising beads of various shapes and sizes, including some granulated examples. 9.82 grams total, 7-13 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Parthian Stone Seal with Bearded Bust
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
Carved from opaque stone, upper face with a bearded profile bust wearing a headdress, occluded piercing. 4.52 grams, 21 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Decorated Black Stone Spindle Whorl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Formed as a low domed disc, the upper face with engraved linear decoration and groups of ring-and-dot motifs. 29.4 grams, 47 mm
From a collection of a Devonshire, UK, gentleman established from the mid 1990s.