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LOT 1514
Western Asiatic Agate Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
Largest: 1 1/8 in. (54.56 grams total, 2.62-29.14 mm).
Comprising mainly biconical and tubular beads in various sizes. [49, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Western Asiatic Miniature Schist Cup
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Carved chalice on a flared base with pierced handle to the rear, incuse ibex image to the underside. 5.53 grams, 24.00 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Neo-Babylonian Stone Duck Weight with Loop
Circa 700-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Carved in the round as a duck with its head laid back along its spine; pierced and set with a bronze suspension loop. 153 grams, 68 mm
Private collection, USA and Switzerland, acquired in 1994; thence by descent. -
Luristan Bronze Tanged Short Sword
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a wide triangular blade with raised midrib and a short, pierced tang. 157 grams, 31.5 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
Edged weapons with tangs are among the simplest forms of weapons from this culture. This basic type was hardly altered in the period when bronze was the most important material in weapon production. The retention of this basic type with so few alterations makes precise dating challenging. Bronze daggers, dirks and swords exist today only as bronze blades, having lost their perishable handles over the course of time.
