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LOT 1074
Achaemenid and Other Pale Blue Bead Necklace String
CIRCA 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
13 in. (10.6 grams, 33 cm).
Restrung group of graduated glass and other beads, mainly oblate and tubular types with dangle centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Mosaic Bead Group
18th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising polychrome beads with attractive mosaic and trail designs, some with applied pellets, one with applied eye-motifs; one fragmentary. 78 grams total, 12-32 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Sumerian Shell Bead Necklace String
4th-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Restrung necklace of graduated marine shell discs. 125 grams, 58 cm
Ex H.Norry collection, 1980s-1990s. -
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Mesopotamian Calcite Jar
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,350
Carved squat-bodied with a broad, rounded shoulder and narrow flat base, short neck and everted rim, four pierced lugs to the shoulders incorporated into a circumferential band of engraved cross-hatching. 746 grams, 11.8 cm
From a British collection, acquired in 1993. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11835-206783.
