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LOT 1236
Ottoman Stamp Seal Group
17TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (16.5 grams total, 22-23 mm).
Including discoid, octagonal and arabesque types with calligraphic text. [3]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £91
Mainly pottery and some glass, annular, tubular, fusiform and other types. 43.6 grams total, 2-20 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Monkey Figurine Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Each a simian with exaggerated eyes, mounted on a stand. 428 grams total, 8.2-10.3 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising a quantity of mixed beads in lapis lazuli, shell, carnelian, agate, glass, ceramic and others. 87 grams total, 3-19 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
There are mainly two types of beads, drawn beads (when the tubes are cut in a short segments, which are usually agitated over heat to smooth off the sharp edges) or wound beads (made by wrapping molten glass around a rock, stick or wire). Once the bead is formed, it can be further pressed or paddled into shape, placed in a mould, or decorated with other colours of glass.