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LOT 0261
Elamite Carnelian Necklace with Silver Pendants
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
19 5/8 in. (51 grams, 50 cm).
Restrung group of tabular beads with interstitial carnelian annular beds, rectangular silver panels.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0261
Elamite Carnelian Necklace with Silver Pendants
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising: hero with spear flanked by animals; gryphon fleeing with objects in the field; zigzag on a barred field; starburst and plant motifs; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 15.7 grams total, 15.5-27.3 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Babylonian Carnelian Frog-Shaped Amulet
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Carved in the round with hind legs folded behind the body, pierced at the stomach. 2.33 grams, 19 mm
Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent. -
An Exceptional Western Asiatic Banded Agate Bead with Gold Caps
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,111
Discoid in plan and pierced transversely with D-shaped gold caps to each end; mounted on a custom-made stand. 88 grams total, 84 mm wide including stand
Private collection, acquired on the UK art market, 2000. Private collection, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12877-241681.
