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LOT 0879
Luristan Bronze Horse Harness Mount with Figures Holding Hands
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
4 3/8 in. (76 grams, 11 cm).
Square in plan with a lobe at each angle, band of openwork chevrons and loops to the rim representing a frieze of human figures; mounting loop to the reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 0879
Luristan Bronze Horse Harness Mount with Figures Holding Hands
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Mesopotamian Silver Bead Necklace
3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
Restrung and comprising mainly spherical, elongated ovals, oblates, and segmented tube shapes. 224 grams, 54 cm long (1.5 kg total, 24.2 x 24.2cm including case)
Numismatic and Ancient Art Gallery AG, Ancient Art of the Mediterranean World, No 8, lot 5, c.1982. Taisei Gallery, Gold & Silver Auction, Part II, Ancient to Renaissance, 5 November 1992, The Conrad Salon, The Waldorf-Astoria, New York, lot 39. From an important North West London collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11970-210480. -
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Restrung; composed of beads of various shapes and shades of cream, light blue and grey. 10.1 grams, 24 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands. -
Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With incised frieze of a seated figure in tiered garment facing a standing figure in floor-length garment, second figure behind with arms crossed at the chest, blank space to the rear to accept text. 4.1 grams, 21 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; ; collection no.067. London collection, 2016.
