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LOT 1285
Achaemenid Pale Blue Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
CIRCA 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
13 1/4 in. (12.4 grams, 33.5 cm).
Restrung group of graduated beads, mainly oblate and annular types with melon centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 1285
Achaemenid Pale Blue Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Western Asiatic Silver Bracelet with Trumpet Terminals
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Penannular round-section hoop with opposed clubbed terminals. 20.16 grams, 59 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Large Luristan Bronze Armlet Pair with Animal Terminals
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £675
Each armlet composed of a substantial round-section penannular hoop with terminals formed as stylised opposed animal heads, ring-and-dot motifs representing the eyes and highlighting other anatomical detailing, together with dashes, dimples, chevrons and crescents. 1.19 kg total, 13-13.1 cm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12265-220622. -
Large Uruk Period Black Stone Bull Figure
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,550
Carved in the round as a crouching bull with its legs folded underneath the body, tail tucked between the hindlegs and resting against the side of the right side of the body; the beast's head held high with drilled nostrils and recessed eyes to accept inlays, the base of the horns drilled to accept separate inserts. 223 grams, 90 mm
Ex S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12254-222311.
