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LOT 1349
Achaemenid Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
13 in. (12.4 grams, 33 cm).
Restrung designer necklace string of globular, oblate and other types with polyhedral and annular pendant centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, collection, 2000s.
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Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Mainly barbed and tanged types. 198 grams total, 9.3-15.4 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bulbous Terracotta Jar
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a globular body with circumferential painted bands at the equator, trumpet-shaped neck and mouth. 522 grams, 16.2 cm
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 1990s. 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. -
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
13th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £65
Comprising triangular types with thick midrib, heater-shaped, leaf-shaped, and other types. 340 grams total, 8.7-17.5 cm
Ex London art market, 1980-1990s. 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.
One category of the represented arrowheads has a sharp, flat blade, the ends of which extend to form wings or barbs, and a prominent midrib extending into a long tang that often has a stop; the blade shape varies from deltoid to more triangular. Another form has no barbs, but it has a prominent midrib extending to the tang, and a narrow leaf-shaped blade.
