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LOT 1039
Mesopotamian Stone Disc Necklace Bead Group
CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 1/2 in. (60 grams total, 3-13 mm).
Comprising a quantity of small, mostly disc-shaped beads, in pale alabaster; each pierced for stringing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Free-standing, with a pinched, bird-like face, conical headdress or hairstyle, ornamental collar and stub arms; splayed foot. 57 grams, 13.5 cm high
Acquired in the 1970s. Ex European private collection. -
Sassanian Stone Stamp Seal Collection
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Each plano-convex in form and drilled for suspension, engraved motifs to base including a winged horse, leaping quadruped, scorpion and an eagle with spread wings; stones including agate, haematite, a pink stone (possibly dolomite) and a mottled green stone. 12.09 grams total, 12-14 mm
Collected since the 1970s. Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
