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LOT 1170
Ancient Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 1/2 in. (58 grams total, 2-39 mm).
Comprising beads in various materials and shapes, including some larger beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Decorated Bowl
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Biconvex in profile with rounded underside and broad mouth; repoussé rosettes to the shoulder, and larger rosette to the base; slightly everted rim. 183 grams, 11.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ram Statuette
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Modelled in the round with the head turned to the right; incised hatching to flanks and neck representing fur; legs with voids between and hooves joined; mounted on a custom-made stand. 41.9 grams, 44 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Bactrian Lidded Silver Vessel with Leopards
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Sheet-silver pyxis with tapering sides and slightly curved base, everted rim; discoid lid with lip, impressed cruciform design with zigzags in the quadrants; sidewall with impressed frieze of leopards in profile, ring-and-dot and chased detailing to fur. 50 grams, 87 mm high
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
