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LOT 0975
Amlash Terracotta Jar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 7/8 in. (523 grams, 15 cm high).
Rounded body with broad neck, three raised lines from shoulder to foot. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising glass, stone and shell beads of oblate, tabular, cylindrical and other types. 88 grams total, 1-18 mm
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Sumerian Pre-Sargonic Clay Tablet
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Discoid in plan with a lentoid cross-section, bearing dense text to one face. 103 grams, 70 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988. -
Achaemenid Gold Penannular Hair Ring
Circa 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Composed of a hollow D-section body, decorative vertical grooves around the outer face. 4.83 grams, 32 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
In Achaemenid graves, it is possible to determine if the jewellery contained within belonged to an adult female or a child by its size. The jewellery of the adult women included a wreath, as well as three pairs of boat-shaped earrings, two necklaces, two pendants, four finger rings, and a set of dress ornaments. Children's jewellery pieces usually consisted of only three pairs of earrings and a necklace.
