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LOT 1452
Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
20 3/4 in. (56 grams, 52.5 cm).
Composed of oblate, biconical and barrel-shaped beads with four granulated beads, restrung with a modern clasp.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1452
Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Achaemenid Turquoise Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Mid 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of mixed beads, including spherical, oblate and tubular types, the central feature a melon bead, restrung. 23.5 grams, 37.1 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising: a speckled grey marble seal with a drilled geometric pattern; a white limestone seal with a wickerwork pattern; a grey serpentine seal with a geometric pattern; a small bronze seal with a linear pattern; a fragmentary hematite seal with a seated deity; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 17.42 grams total, 9-17 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.2, 14, 17, 18, 41. -
Syrian Steatite Cylinder Seal
Circa 1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A small cylinder seal showing a beast looking back, a winged sun and a flying duck, star and eye motifs as fillers; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.36 grams, 18 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.59.
