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LOT 1173
Mixed Ancient Necklace Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 in. (78 grams total, 2-27 mm).
Comprising variously shaped beads in lapis lazuli, glass and faience, including some large tabular and amuletic beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a bead collection formed in the 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Stone Bowl Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
One hemispherical with narrow rim, the other similar with four stub feet mounted on a ceramic base. 525 grams total, 8.4-10 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Erotic Scene
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Bell-shaped in profile with gusset to rim; base with intaglio scene of two lovers. 3.17 grams, 16 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999. -
Large Western Asiatic Steatite Stamp Seal with Quadruped
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Square in plan and convex in section with tubular piercing, incuse image of a quadruped standing beside a tree. 34.3 grams, 48 mm
Acquired in the 1980s. From the collection of a London antiquarian.