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LOT 1270
Western Asiatic Achaemenid Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
CIRCA 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
15 in. (37 grams, 38 cm).
Graduated string of biconical, oblate and other beads, centrepiece a large spherical bead with annular retainer. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 1270
Western Asiatic Achaemenid Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Western Asiatic Bronze Weight Collection
Circa 8th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Including polyhedral, barrel-shaped, tabular and other types, most with impressed markings. 216 grams total, 9-24 mm
Ex Simmons gallery, London, UK. Ex North London collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Mixed group of tubular and other beads, coils, end-caps and other items. 10.03 grams total, 1-11 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Bone Bearded Figure
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Carved in the round with sockets to the eyes, drilled ears, wavy beard descending to the chest; genitals and stub legs; peg to top of head and another beneath feet, square panels at the arms; possibly a votive, or one element from a larger frieze. 7.37 grams, 59 mm
From the collection of a London antiquarian, 1980s.
