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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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Western Asiatic Decorated Bronze Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising a round-section shank and opposed finials with braid detailing. 21 gramss, 60 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Mesopotamian White Stone Cylinder Seal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
With frieze depicting a post or bush between two opposed figures, one with tight-fitting trousers and arms bent towards the other with knee-length kilt and strapped garment to the chest, insect in flight between them; rosette below and three pellets above with two advancing figures in long tiered robes with one arm raised, the leading figure holding a sword at his wait, the following figure with one hand on a pedestal, sun-wheel above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 22 grams, 34 mm
Ex S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12420-226378. -
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Grup
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising barbed-and-tanged, lanceolate, socketed and other types. 163 grams total, 41-83 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
