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LOT 1358
Large Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 1/2 in. (8.74 grams total, 3-14 mm).
Including biconvex, barrel-shaped and other types with applied granulation and other ornament. [14]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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LOT 1358
Large Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Phoenician Bronze Figure of Astarte
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £61
With hands raised, wearing a floral headdress and standing on a discoid base. 13.8 grams, 54 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Caucasian Bronze Dagger
12th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £358
With a massive triangular double-edged blade, shallow mid-ridge on both sides; the blade separated from the hilt by a penannular blade mount, rectangular openwork handle with indentations and a round pommel, 468 grams, 51 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
In the second half of the 2nd millennium B.C., a unique development of daggers can be traced in the Caucasus. Along with the common Middle Eastern types of 'frame daggers, we encounter original local versions with a tubular handle, often with a wide triangular blade, richly decorated on the grip, like their bronze scabbards, with a simple geometric openwork ornament. -
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Depicting a seated female figure with a bird's head, possibly a deity; applied circular eyes and pinched nose; wearing a circlet, two necklaces and a long skirt. 30.2 grams, 70 mm
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue page.
