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LOT 0252
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace with Later Gold Foil
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
24 in. (22 grams, 61 cm).
Restrung group of tubular lapis lazuli beads, each with a sheet-gold sleeve; modern clasp.
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market.
Private collection, UK.
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LOT 0252
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace with Later Gold Foil
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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Large Mesopotamian Carved Stone Weight
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Circular body with flaring walls and a domed top. 380 grams, 80 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. -
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel
9th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Bulbous body with four stub legs, tall neck and internal strainer, tall scooped edge to the rim, loop handle to the rear; body and neck painted with geometric motifs, red paint on the base and legs. 1.16 kg, 32.3 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
Artefacts from Amlash date from the late second millennium B.C. through to the Partho-Sasanian period, with most dated to the 9th and 8th centuries B.C. Zoomorphic drinking or ritual vessels are abundant in Amlash pottery and usually feature depictions of animals common to that region. Such vessels have been recovered across Mesopotamia and Anatolia, and they were known as Bibru. They were produced as ceremonial drinking vessels, dedicated to specific deities, but they might also have served as drinking vessels for the social elite and royal family members. -
Western Asiatic Glass and Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £13
Composed mainly of oblate beads, the central feature a large barrel-shaped bead, restrung. 21.7 grams, 38 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
