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LOT 1574
Achaemenid Banded Agate Elbow Bead
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (1.26 grams, 19 mm).
With an ellipsoid gold cap to each finial.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards.
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LOT 1574
Achaemenid Banded Agate Elbow Bead
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Each a kidney-shaped loop and a D-shaped buckle plate, one pierced to accept rivets and the other with pierced lugs to the underside. 21.48 grams total, 32-34 mm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
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Early 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Rectangular thin silver sheet tightly wound into a cigar-shaped amulet; stamped starburst and other motifs to outer face 1.89 grams, 45 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
