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LOT 0251
Mesopotamian Gold and Other Bead Necklace
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
20 7/8 in. (33.61 grams, 53 cm).
Restrung group of spherical amethyst beads with gold tubular and acorn beads, centrepiece a square-section hatched gold bar with ribbed bulb finials.
ProvenanceFrom the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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Bactrian Gold Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Shaped as an insect with heart-shaped wings, head formed as suspension loop; punched decoration to the wings. 0.78 grams, 21 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Gold Zoomorphic Bead
Circa 1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Formed as a standing dog with collar to the neck, pierced longitudinally for mounting on a necklace. 2.85 grams, 14 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bone Twin-Headed Amulet
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £156
Rectangular pendant with hatched and cross-hatched panels to the body, median piercing, two feline heads with sockets for the eyes, ears and nose, to accept coloured inserts. 8.3 grams, 33 mm
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.
