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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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AUCTIONS:
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Central Asian Green Steatite Stone Frog Amulet
1st millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Carved in the round depicting two frogs mating, with socket eyes. 7.37 grams, 33 mm
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. -
Phoenician Bronze Figure of Astarte
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £61
With hands raised, wearing a floral headdress and standing on a discoid base. 13.8 grams, 54 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Kushan Gold Bell Pendant
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Bell-shaped with bands of applied granulation, applied loop above. 2.6 grams, 23 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
