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LOT 1426
Mesopotamian Butterfly Schist and Other Bead Necklace
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
17 3/4 in. (28.9 grams, 45 cm).
Composed of alternating butterfly-type, biconical and barrel-shaped beads, the central feature composed of a biconical and two large annular beads, restrung with a modern clasp.
ProvenanceEx Abelita family collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1426
Mesopotamian Butterfly Schist and Other Bead Necklace
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Ceramic and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Graduated group of mainly oblate beads with a large cylindrical feature bead; restrung. 44.5 grams, 37 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
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Sasanian Bronze Bowl
3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With broad base and deep everted sidewall. 194 grams, 17 cm
From the collection of North West London, UK, gentleman, 1990-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Statuette of a Kneeling Priest
Late 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Modelled as a kneeling priest wearing a knee-length kilt, the long hair combed back from the face and extending down the back, arms bent, and fists clenched, resting on the belt, recessed to the underside. 359 grams, 83 mm
Ex London family collection, since the 1970s. Accompanied by a report of metallurgical analytical results, written by Metallurgist Dr Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13313-258236.
This powerful figure was probably lost-wax cast in arsenical copper, as were many Near Eastern bronzes of the 3rd millennium. He is muscular with broad shoulders, a strong chest and a well-toned, rippling abdomen. The pleated long garment is typical of the Mesopotamian men. Very interesting is his praying gesture, which is typical of the statuette of Ur culture.
