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LOT 0269
Ancient Large Gold Bead Collection
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 1 in. (4.51 grams total, 17-27 mm).
Group of facetted biconical types. [4]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Nabataean Standing Stone Figure
Circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £286
The figure depicted with kyphosis and emphasised head; dressed hair and stylised facial features with high forehead and open mouth with full lips; arms held at waist level with crossed hands; dressed in a textured tunic. 149 grams, 97 mm
Acquired in the 1970s, thence by descent 2012. Private UK collection, Cambridge, UK. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. Old collection label to the base inscribed 'Petra'. -
Western Asiatic Painted Pottery Chalice
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With broad everted rim, painted with brown and ochre bands of varying width with bosses to centre. 651 grams, 16.8 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Elamite Bronze Statuette of a Goddess
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
In erect pose with ankle-length robe, arms bent and hands cupping the breasts; elaborate banded headdress, prominent brow, nose and lentoid eyes; ribbed collar and hatched belt; pierced vertically for attachment; mounted on a custom-made stand. 121 grams total, 12.2 cm high including stand
M.Y. Saidnian, London and Jerusalem, prior to 1960. Acquired by the current owner from the above. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11965-209614.
