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LOT 1595
Western Asiatic Agate Bead Necklace
CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
19 1/4 in. (47.1 grams, 49 cm).
Composed mainly of biconical and barrel-shaped beads, restrung with a modern clasp.
ProvenanceEx Abelita family collection, 1980-2000.
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LOT 1595
Western Asiatic Agate Bead Necklace
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Alabaster Standing Bull
Sabaean, 3rd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Carved in the round with integral rectangular base; of sturdy build with thick shoulders, rump and legs; latticed hair texture to the brow. 1.14 kg, 14 cm wide
Mrs Janssens, Belgium, formed during the 1970s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12980-245246.
In Sabaean religion, the bull signalled strength, fertility, and divine protection, and is often linked by scholarship with the moon-god Almaqah, the principal deity of the kingdom. Small alabaster figures of this type were likely set up as temple offerings or served as fittings within cultic furnishings; flat undersides or discreet mounting points on some examples suggest attachment to a larger ensemble. -
Western Asiatic Mosaic Glass Bead Group
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a black oblate bead with white trail decoration; a black tubular bead with red-and-white rosettes. 19 grams total, 20-36 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Inscribed Seal Matrix with Aramaic Inscription
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Scaraboid in black glass with gryphon to the underside beneath transverse band with 'ΡΙIΛΚΧ' inscription. 3.53 grams, 17 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
