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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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LOT 0251
Mesopotamian Gold and Other Bead Necklace
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
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Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Including triangular, tubular, oblate, irregular and other types in glass, lapis lazuli, coral and other materials. 112 grams total, 2-22 mm
From the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Advancing Bulls
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
With frieze depicting two bovines advancing, each with a bridle and trailing a rope, amphorae in the field; old collector's label '10100' to base; possibly unfinished as centre not pierced; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 36.6 grams, 27 mm
Private collection, London, UK; acquired prior to 2010. -
Sassanian Green Cut-Glass Cup
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,460
Translucent with a roughly U-shaped cross-section, graduated decorative wheel-cut facets composed of larger circles to the base, followed by smaller ovals, lozenges and fan-shapes towards the neck. 185 grams, 91 mm
London art market, 1986. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.11887-206403.
A bowl of this type, produced in Sassanian Persia, is displayed in the Shosoin shrine in Nara, Japan, an evidence of early trade links between Persia and East Asia.