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LOT 1129
Western Asiatic Ancient Bead and Gold Element Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
17 1/2 in. (17.48 grams, 44.5 cm).
A restrung designer necklace comprising carnelian tubular beads, gold annular spacers, granulated collars, carnelian, turquoise, agate and other dangles; on a later old chain. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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LOT 1129
Western Asiatic Ancient Bead and Gold Element Necklace
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Early Dynastic Terracotta Cuneiform Administrative Tablet Recording Livestock and their Owners
IIIb, 2400-2340 B.C.Estimate: £18,000 - 24,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £10,000
Pillow-shaped tablet with dense cuneiform text to two broad faces and one edge, concerning the listing of 146 sheep and their owners or shepherds. 202 grams, 78 mm
with Laemmle Gallery, San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, USA. Acquired from the above in the early 1970s. with Bonhams, London, 13 April 2011, no.133. Private central European collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12121-218147. -
Nabataean Decorated Red Pottery Dish
Circa 3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Broad and of low conical profile with inturned carinated rim, basal ring; painted pattern of fronds and pellets. 97 grams, 13 cm
From an important collection of terracotta pre 1988, London and Geneva. -
Four Folded-Spout Terracotta Lamp
Early Bronze Age I, circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Squat in profile with four pinched and folded spouts to the rim, broad base. 211 grams, 12.5 cm
From an important collection of terracotta pre 1988, London and Geneva.
