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LOT 0282
Mesopotamian Silver Bead Necklace
3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
22 3/8 in. (224 grams, 54 cm long (1.5 kg total, 24.2 x 24.2cm including case)).
Restrung and comprising mainly spherical, elongated ovals, oblates, and segmented tube shapes.
ProvenanceNumismatic and Ancient Art Gallery AG, Ancient Art of the Mediterranean World, No 8, lot 5, c.1982.
Taisei Gallery, Gold & Silver Auction, Part II, Ancient to Renaissance, 5 November 1992, The Conrad Salon, The Waldorf-Astoria, New York, lot 39.
From an important North West London collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11970-210480.
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LOT 0282
Mesopotamian Silver Bead Necklace
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000€17,400 - 23,200 (for guidance only)$20,250 - 27,000 (for guidance only)
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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. -
Western Asiatic Ceramic Artefact Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
A mixed group of complete and fragmentary ceramic artefacts, including decorated vessels, figural idols, the head of a bovine and other items. 662 grams total, 4.3-17.5 cm
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998. -
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Jemdet Nasr Amulet of Recumbent Animal
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Carved shell figure of a recumbent beast with row of drilled sockets above the lower edge. 46.6 grams, 67 mm
The Erlenmeyer Collection of Western Asiatic Seals and Antiquities, formed between 1943 and the early 1960s. with Bonhams, London, 22 April 1999, lot 486. Accompanied by a copy of an IADAA Interpol search certificate. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonham's catalogue pages.
