Loading, please wait...
LOT 1274
Bactrian Carnelian and Agate Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
33 5/8 in. (88 grams, 86 cm).
Composed of tabular lozenge-shaped, biconial, spherical and facetted beads, restrung with a hook-and-loop clasp.
ProvenanceAcquired in London, 1974.
Ex K.M., London, UK.
with Gorny and Mosch, Auction 252, 13 December 2017, no.357.
with Gorny and Mosch, Auction 256, 26 June 2018, no.273.
Private collection, London, UK.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 1274
Bactrian Carnelian and Agate Bead Necklace
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£175 (EUR 203; USD 236) +BP*
-
Western Asiatic Bronze Bifacial Horse Harness Pendant with Sun and Lion and Inscription
Circa 17th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £32
Rectangular plaque with a tab and loop above, one side showing an advancing lion with a rising sun behind, the other side with a four-line inscription. 8.75 grams, 44 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Western Asiatic Ceramic Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £51
Bulbous body with flattened base, three raised ribs to the trumpet-shaped neck and a small handle to the rear. 1.08 kg, 27 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Comprising: frieze with profile running horse pulling a chariot with spoked wheel, seated driver and objects in the field; field of geometric linear symbols within broken borders; frieze with segmented standing figures; frieze with S-curved striated band, possibly a serpent with turned towards the rear; presenttion scene with seated magnate and facing supplicant, birds and guilloche in the field, chipped; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 39.73 grams total, 12-41 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
