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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
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Glass Gemstone with Calligraphic Inscription
18th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Domed bead with longitudinal piercing and an inscription; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.62 grams, 14 mm
Acquired on the European art market. -
Western Asiatic Cream Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed mainly of oblate beads, restrung. 14.2 grams, 40.5 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £25
Comprising: a dark grey steatite seal with two standing creatures with two smaller creatures above them; a hematite seal with a Syrian man wearing a short skirt, a man with curly hair holding a staff, an adorant in a Syrian skirt and a man wearing a pleated skirt; a light grey quartz seal with a figure with outstretched arms riding a beast; a steatite seal with vertical registers; a steatite seal with a seated figure and standing attendants; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 16.57 grams total, 12-24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.29,39,59,70, and one handwritten note.
