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LOT 0982
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+, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Carnelian and Other Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £260
Composed of polished carnelian and other beads of various types and sizes. 91 grams total, 2-13 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Elamite Bronze Statuette of a Goddess
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
In erect pose with ankle-length robe, arms bent and hands cupping the breasts; elaborate banded headdress, prominent brow, nose and lentoid eyes; ribbed collar and hatched belt; pierced vertically for attachment; mounted on a custom-made stand. 121 grams total, 12.2 cm high including stand
M.Y. Saidnian, London and Jerusalem, prior to 1960. Acquired by the current owner from the above. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11965-209614. -
Western Asiatic Pink Jasper Cylinder Seal
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Cotton-reel type with regular pattern of larger and smaller drilled pellets. 8.96 grams, 16 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.19. London collection, 2016.
