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LOT 1339
Achaemenid Light Blue Glass and Ceramic Bead Necklace String
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
14 1/8 in. (15.2 grams, 36 cm).
Composed of graduated mixed beads including one with eye motifs, central feature a tubular facetted bead with an oblate bead below; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the London, UK, art market in the 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.
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LOT 1339
Achaemenid Light Blue Glass and Ceramic Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Sumerian Diorite Bowl
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Conical in profile with narrow base and rounded rim. 362 grams, 11.6 cm wide
Ex private collection, Contessa L.J., since the 1980s. Private collection, Switzerland, 2001. 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. -
Western Asiatic Agate Bead Necklace
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Composed of graduated tabular biconical beads interspersed with cylindrical gold-coloured beads; restrung with a modern clasp. 39.34 grams, 52.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 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. -
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Luristan Bronze Vessel
Circa 950 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With flattened base and everted rim, two circumferential bands on the body. 248 grams, 95 mm wide
Ex London, UK, collections, 1990s-2000s. 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.
The people of Luristan were mainly nomadic, constantly moving in summer and winter pastures, and needed metal utensils. Therefore, in addition to weapons, these excellent metal workers produced, in considerable numbers, light and elegant bronze vases and cups.
