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LOT 1147
Large Bactrian Mixed Agate Bead Necklace String
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D. AND LATER
26 3/8 in. (225 grams total, 67 cm long).
Restrung group of round, oval, biconical and other beads.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, England.
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Pillow-shaped with columnar ribbing to the broad faces, dense cuneiform text in the columns. 57.2 grams, 63 mm
Private collection of Mr K., Maryland, USA. Private collection, Switzerland, acquired in 2000. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12893-241757. -
Ottoman Painted Miniature Map
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Plan-view map of a peninsula, the river indicated in dark blue with a fish, bather and ox; calligraphic captions. 34 grams, 33.5 x 23.5 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Bactrian Stamp Seal Collection with Standing Ibex
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a domed body, underside with engraved horned animal among foliage; pierced longitudinally; accompanied with slip reading 'Bertolami Fine Arts: Oxus, sigillo in giadeite con stambecco, BFA, E74, Lot 373'. 9.27 grams, 24 mm
with Bertolami Fine Arts, Auction E74, no.373. Private collection, Europe.
