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LOT 1137
Large Western Asiatic Decorated Bronze Bracelet
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (72.6 grams, 70 mm).
Broad flat-section penannular band with bands of punched pellets, solar discs, herringbone and other ornament. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Necklace Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising beads of various types and sizes, including carnelian, quartz, agate and glass examples, together with spherical, oval, facetted, coin, drum and other shapes. 186 grams total, 6-37 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Schist Votive Offering Table
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Discoid in plan with basal ring and shallow dished face. 669 grams, 16.7 cm wide
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
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Western Asiatic Bead Necklace
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung, composed of white circular beads of stone, shell, and glass, including biconical, irregular and other types. 19.4 grams, 48 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar beads were found in the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi (for example those of Nimrud’s Queens) probably originally composed as wide collars with multiple strands.
