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LOT 1029
Mixed Ancient Necklace Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 1/2 in. (70 grams total, 2-38 mm).
Comprising a quantity of variously shaped beads in lapis lazuli, glass, faience, and other materials, including some amuletic and large tabular beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a bead collection formed in the 1990s.
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Eastern Levant Zoomorphic AE Shekel Weight
Bronze to Iron II Age, circa 12th-6th centuries B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
In the form of a horse reclining; inscription in Paleo-Hebrew or Phoenician engraved on base: ŠQL QRQR ('Shekel of Karkor?). 18.53 grams, 39 x 19 x 11mm
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, E Sale 564, lot 1302. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12428-226549. -
Western Asiatic Schematic Green Schist Stone Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Polished, flat in section with lateral notches. 19.3 grams, 54 mm
Ex Galerie Dominique Thirion, Brussels, Belgium. From the private collection of Mr K.A. -
Western Asiatic Multi-Facetted Seal with King and Animals
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Square in section and tapering in profile with stepped top and holes to accept a cord, intaglio motifs to sides and base: tree flanked by pellets, hatched base; robed figure supporting a hatched disc beside an altar; robed figure supporting a hatched panel beneath a crescent, beside an altar; robed figure supporting a rod or sceptre above an altar; base with a hatched fish. 9.12 grams, 28 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
