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LOT 1464
Achaemenid Turquoise Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
12 5/8 in. (11.4 grams, 32 cm).
Composed mainly of oblate and biconical beads with larger beads as the central feature, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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LOT 1464
Achaemenid Turquoise Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel with Handle
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Ovoid body with flat base and narrow neck, a round-section handle to the rear. 360 grams, 22.5 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. -
Islamic Glass Calligraphic Vessel with Inscriptions
13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £1,000
Conical in profile with carinated collar above the waisted foot; iridescent surface; applied band of calligraphic Kufic text within borders; single applied narrow loop handle. 92.3 grams, 93 mm
Acquired on the UK art market, 1990s. Private collection, New York, USA. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13375-255455.
Often, the inscriptions on the glass Islamic artworks are in pseudo-Kufic letters, mostly with elements notched or hatched with shallow cuts. Some letters have foliate terminations. -
Neo-Babylonian Banded Agate Duck Weight
Circa 800-600 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled in the round with its head and neck resting along the spine. 1.6 grams, 14 mm
Ex private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970s-2000s. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
