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LOT 1234
Achaemenid Turquoise Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
15 in. (10.5 grams, 38 cm).
Composed mainly of graduated oblate beads with larger beads as the central feature, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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LOT 1234
Achaemenid Turquoise Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Heart-Shaped Bezel
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Keeled hoop with a raised boss at the base, raised heart-shaped bezel with nielloed decoration. 10.59 grams, 23.95 mm overall, 19.62 x 18.08 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Sasanian Gold Ring with Garnet Gemstone of an Ibex
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
With a characteristic knop to one shoulder, an ellipsoid plaque with cell and inset intaglio, advancing ibex; hollow-formed; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.00 grams, 22.16 mm overall, 17.21 x 16.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
From a privately held London, UK, collection from the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising: frieze with linear geometric figures, two columns of cuneiform text; drilled images of scorpions and other zoomorphs; leaping ibexes in profile and vertical fish; nude figure with arms behind his back standing between serpents, confronting a robed figure with knife beneath a star; fragment with kneeling figure in profile holding a spear; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.13 grams total, 11-20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
