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LOT 1064
Mesopotamian Shell Necklace Bead Group
CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1/8 - 1 5/8 in. (72.7 grams total, 3-41 mm).
Including beads of tubular, biconical, disc, annular and other types of varying sizes. [120+]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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LOT 1064
Mesopotamian Shell Necklace Bead Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Nabataean White Ground Dish with Painted Foliage
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £375
Squat dish with conical profile, flange rim; finely detailed painted foliage to the inner face; very rare. 117 grams, 15 cm wide
From the important family collection of the late M.N., pre 1992. -
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Western Asiatic Amethyst Scaraboid with Animal and Aramaic Inscription
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
With plain domed upper face, incuse design to the underside of a horse's head and four Aramaic characters. 1.59 grams, 13 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Gold Hedgehog-Shaped Nugget
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A squat, spherical nugget, coated in 'spines'. 1.17 grams, 7 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
