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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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Luristan Bronze Double Ibex Finial
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising two parallel columns with ribbing to the upper sections, joined by transverse bars, with integral ibex-head finials. 62.8 grams, 52 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Mixed Ancient Necklace Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £598
Comprising a quantity of lapis lazuli, glass and stone beads, including some larger collared tubular beads and a floral bead. 66 grams total, 2-46 mm
From a bead collection formed in the 1990s. -
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Aramaic Lead Magical Text Scroll
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
A rectangular sheet-lead panel with columns of lightly incised Aramaic text; the sheet originally rolled tightly. 25.2 grams, 14.5 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
The item was possibly meant to be a defixio or curse tablet on which the malediction was recorded and then shut away (by being tightly rolled up) so that the victim could not find it or negate it.
