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LOT 1199
Ancient Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
17 1/4 in. (14 grams, 44 cm).
Comprising discoid, oblate and other types in stone, shell, and other materials; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Stone and Other Mixed Artefact Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including terracotta tile, vase and jar fragments, tripod vessel and other items. 1.7 kg total, 3.1-14.2 cm
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 Lapis Lazuli Pin Head with Figures
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Drum-shaped in profile with running guilloche to the rim, obverse with low-relief figure of a crouching man between addorsed gryphons; reverse with crouching anguiped between lion-heads and regardant birds. 43.6 grams, 50 mm
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968. with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by a copy of the original 1968 invoice. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12407-225342. -
Luristan Bronze Horse and Chariot
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Amuletic figure of a standing beast with raised tag to the rump; separate chariot with lateral disc wheels and yoke with recurved end. 20.7 grams total, 38-41 mm
Ex London collection of a deceased collector, 1990s.
