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LOT 0838
Mesopotamian Shell Necklace Bead Group
CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/4 - 1 1/2 in. (72 grams total, 5-40 mm).
Comprising large and small cylinders, discs, and other small rounded shaped beads. [101]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Bactrian Stone Idol
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Columnar bar with tapering ends, repair to one end. 13.6 kg, 148.5 cm
Ex collection 'F', London, UK, 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Schist Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With frieze depicting a seated figure in fringed robe facing a recumbent bull beside an altar, frond and star in the field. 11.9 grams, 27 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.062. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Turquoise Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1st millennium A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Restrung using mainly small drawn glass beads. 4.2 grams, 44 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
