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LOT 1098
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Spiral and Rock Crystal Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.AND LATER
29 in. (52 grams, 73.5 cm).
Comprising four cylindrical lapis lazuli beads carved with spiral grooves like a screw thread, interspersed with oblate rock crystal beads, ten tubular lapis lazuli beads flanking the modern clasp, restrung.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 1098
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Spiral and Rock Crystal Bead Necklace
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Turquoise Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Restrung using mainly oblate beads. 5.16 grams, 44 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Turquoise has been known since prehistoric times, and it is widely used in jewellery in the Middle East (Egypt and Persia), the Far East (Tibet, Mongolia and China) and even by native North Americans. Turquoise was very fashionable also in Europe, especially during the 18th and 19th centuries. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Tabular in form with short cuneiform text to one face. 57 grams, 54 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Spiral and Rock Crystal Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.and laterEstimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £280
Comprising four cylindrical lapis lazuli beads carved with spiral grooves like a screw thread, interspersed with oblate rock crystal beads, ten tubular lapis lazuli beads flanking the modern clasp, restrung. 52 grams, 73.5 cm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
