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LOT 0277
Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
17 3/4 in. (50 grams, 45 cm long).
Composed of graduated mainly biconical agate beads, two pairs of collared spherical gold beads and a pair of larger spherical gold beads flanking the central feature bead; restrung with a modern hook-and-loop clasp.
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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LOT 0277
Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Tubular Gold Bead Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Group of twenty-six corrugated tubular sheet-gold beads. 4.38 grams total, 4-11 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Large Bactrian Pottery Chalice
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With flared base and short cylindrical stem; tapering bowl with inverted rim, two decorative incised circumferential bands beneath the rim. 1.37 kg, 20.5 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with Turquoise
Late 1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising a turquoise-coloured glass bead, encased inside a gold fitting with a suspension loop. 0.17 grams, 8.30 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
A great number of turquoise jewellery was employed by the Kushans, as shown by the marvellous finds of Tillya Tepe. In grave I the remains of a noblewoman show complex garment decoration, making use of bracteates, including triangles of gold with a granulated finish, double lozenges in turquoise, lapis lazuli and pyrites, and a square bracteate with turquoise inlaid work.
