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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 Gold Earring Collection
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £550
Including hoop, crescent, drop with beads and other types. 20.2 grams total, 12-80 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Diorite Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Conical in profile with narrow base and rounded rim. 1.46 kg, 18.2 cm
From the collection of A.R., 1970s. Ex private collection of Mr.K.A., acquired from the above. -
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.
