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LOT 1118
Mixed Ancient Necklace Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 1/4 in. (83 grams total, 2-31 mm).
Comprising a quantity of variously shaped beads in glass, faience, lapis lazuli, and other materials. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a bead collection formed in the 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Epigraphic Inscription
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With carinated hoop, ellipsoid plaque with incised legend. 1.6 grams, 14 mm overall
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Hoop Earring Pair
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Each a flat-section hoop with spiral-wound attachment. 4.67 grams total, 38-41 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Sassanian Deep Blue Cut-Glass Bowl
Central Asia, 6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,940
Drum-shaped with two rows of discoid plaques to the sidewall and another to the underside. 387 grams, 13 cm (1.37 kg total, 23.5 x 23.5 x 13 cm including box)
with Kojiro Ishiguro (1916-1992), Tokyo, in 1978-1979. Private collection, Japan. Ex Gallery Mari by February 2004. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12429-225439.
