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LOT 1242
Mixed Ancient Necklace Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 in. (85 grams total, 1-25 mm).
Comprising a large quantity of beads in glass, stone and faience, including some large tabular and cylindrical beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a bead collection formed in the 1990s.
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Anatolian Stone Stamp Seal with Hunting Scene
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Carved in the round crouching lion with head slightly turned, on a rectangular base; intaglio beast-tamer scene to underside with running human figure wielding a knife, leaping gazelle above a pouncing lion, objects in the field. 12.7 grams, 24 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999. -
Neo Babylonian Stone Duck Weight Collection
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Group of three weights, each formed as a duck with its neck and head stretched along its spine; one pierced at the neck, another longitudinally through the chest. 6.35 grams total, 18-22 mm
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. Ex Simmons gallery, London, UK. -
Luristan Bronze Animal
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Modelled in the round, fox with pointed ears and extended tail. 10 grams, 42 mm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
