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LOT 1288
Mesopotamian Stone Butterfly Bead Necklace
4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
14 1/2 in. (29.8 grams, 37 cm).
Graduated group of restrung butterfly-shaped beads with labrys-shaped spacers. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Tapering tubular pot with trumpet-shaped mouth, raised collars to neck and base, undulating snake motifs; applicator with handle formed as three radiating lobes. 46 grams, 11.1 cm
From a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Stone and Shell Bead Necklace
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed mainly of cream-coloured restrung stone and shell beads of amorphous, annular, spherical, barrel-shaped and other types. 19.3 grams, 48 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands. -
Western Asiatic Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung group of graduated tubular beads and annular beads in glass and stone. 28.6 grams, 33.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
