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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 Shallow Stone Mortar
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
With convex underside and shallow recessed centre to the upper face, pouring lip to edge; mounted on a display base. 1.7 kg, 16.5 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. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Scalloped Dagger Pommel
10th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Discoid in plan with radiating cells hollowed to accept enamel; raised centre with reserved calligraphic text. 8.57 grams, 28 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Female Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Flat-section leaf-shaped panel with repoussé eye and nose, pellet breasts, navel with pointillé circle surrounding. 6.55 grams, 90 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
