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LOT 0902
Amlash Cage Bead Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 - 2 1/2 in. (68 grams total, 38-63 mm).
A group of three bronze cage beads, each composed of a biconical body featuring openwork geometric motifs and pellets. [3]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
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LOT 0902
Amlash Cage Bead Collection
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Bactrian Silver Walking Stick Attachment
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £450 - 650 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
A hollow-formed silver cylinder seal-type attachment, possibly from a walking stick or a furniture fitting, with a frieze of opposed seated figures, beasts and other details; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 32.33 grams, 31 mm
Fair condition. Very rare.
Acquired before 1990. With a central London gallery. Private collection of a North West London lady. -
Urartian Pin with Repousse Decorated Disc
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
A bronze dress pin comprising a round-section tapering shank with hipped bulb below the head; discoid head with raised border, repoussé design featuring a central facing mask with lentoid eyes and piriform face, hatched hair and beard; below, two rosettes above the backs of addorsed advancing goats with decorated and segmented bodies; plant motifs before the goats' chests and leaping lions above with gaping mouths flanking the mask of a master of animals with ibexes emerging from the cheeks; mounted on a stand; chipped. 88 grams, 43 cm long
Acquired 1970s-1990s. Ex Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, U.K. From a specialist collection of pottery. -
Holy Land Storage Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A bulbous ceramic jar with short neck and everted rim. 864 grams, 17.5 cm high
Acquired 1990s. English private collection. Property of an Essex gentleman.
