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LOT 1070
Mesopotamian Alabaster Disc Bead Necklace String
CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
17 3/4 in. (29 grams, 45 cm long).
Composed of restrung lentoid-section disc beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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LOT 1070
Mesopotamian Alabaster Disc Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Neo Babylonian Agate Duck Weight
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Carved with the head and neck draped over the back. 11.3 grams, 25 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Sassanian Zoomorphic Stone Stamp Seal
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Plano-convex in form and drilled for suspension; a regardant quadruped with shaggy mane running left engraved to the base. 16.8 grams, 24 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Pouring Vessel
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Formed as a pouring vessel with carinated body and short cylindrical spout, neck decorated with three concentric bands of pricked dots, incised bands below, combed chevrons to the equator featuring three raised knops to the rear. 438 grams, 11.8 cm wide
Acquired in Europe before 1990.
