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LOT 0656
Hellenistic Gold in Glass Bead Group
CIRCA 100 B.C.-200 A.D. AND LATER
4 - 10 3/8 in. (19.74 grams total, 10-26.5 cm).
Comprising beads encasing gold foil beneath a transparent glass layer, strung in three separate strands of various lengths. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrince collection, 1990s-2014.
Ex private collection 1970s-1990s.
See The Metropolitan Museum of Art, object nos. 10.130.3225a, 10.130.3225b.
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Late Eastern Greek Gold and Silver Earring Pair
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Matched pair, each a gold open loop with bulb below supporting a silver imitation fig. 12.3 grams total, 41-42 mm
Acquired in the 1980s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Parthian Terracotta Warrior Bust Fragment
3rd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Depicting a bearded Parthian horseman with integral hooded jacket, horse-head placed centrally on the chest. 29.5 grams, 65 mm
Fine condition.
From a private Netherlands collection; previously in an old collection since before 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Large Greek Gold Pomegranate Amulet
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Pendant or bead of pomegranate form, crowned by four pointed petals over a broad shoulder and a rounded, tapering body. 1.77 grams, 17 mm
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards.
