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LOT 1298
Bactrian Facetted Carnelian Bead Collection
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 1/4 - 2 in. (81 grams total, 31-51 mm).
Comprising facetted elongated agate beads. [13]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, England.
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LOT 1298
Bactrian Facetted Carnelian Bead Collection
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Indo-Parthian Silver Cup
Circa late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Hemispherical in profile with rounded underside, thickened rim. 232 grams, 11.4 cm
Acquired from a private UK collection prior to 1979. Ex Julian Sherrier collection, a leading figure in Gandharan art. with Christie's, New York, sale 2337, 14th September 2010, no.41 (part). Accompanied by the original Christie's lot ticket. -
Western Asiatic White and Beige Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
A mixed group of beads restrung to a Y-shape. 16.56 grams, 31.5 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s. -
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet for The Sale of a Palm Grove during the Reign of Sumu-el
1894-1866 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
A pillow-shaped tablet, with cuneiform text to the broad faces and an edge, reading: '36 sar of orchard, planted with palm trees, next to Batuli and next to Kutanum, Sin-pilah bought from Bedi-el. He paid its full price 10... of silver. He swore in the name of the king that in the future no one would dispute. Before ... Before Sîn Dayan In front of Naqimum In front of Damu In front of Munakum In the month of Kislimu, the 4th year of the priest of Nanna.' 39 grams, 47 mm
Ex private collection. with Bonhams, Antiquities, London, 21 October 1999, no.260 (Part). Private central European collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12244-219769.
