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LOT 1220
Mixed Ancient Necklace Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 1/8 in. (72 grams, 1-30 mm).
Comprising a quantity of variously shaped beads in faience, glass and stone, including some larger tabular beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a bead collection formed in the 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Plaque with King and Beast
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Plano-convex in profile with stamped image of a seated figure with tall headdress and one arm raised holding the foreleg of a rampant ibex; Sumerian (?) text to the border. 3 grams, 18 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999. -
Anatolian Stone Stargazer Idol Head
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Plano-convex in section and discoid in profile with vertical rib nose and pellet eyes, lateral spurs or the ears; mounted on a custom-made stand. 108 grams total, 10.2 cm high including stand
Japanese private collection, 1988. Private collection, London. -
Mixed Artefact Group
1st millennium B.C.-1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Including a bone dress pin, small bronze axehead, ceramic bust fragment and other items. 382 grams total, 4-14 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.