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LOT 1111
Western Asiatic and Other Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 in. (186 grams total, 2-23 mm).
Comprising a large quantity of beads in various shapes and sizes in glass, stone, coral and lapis lazuli, including some large feature beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Weight Collection
Circa 8th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including tabular, polyhedral, rectangular and a barrel-shaped one; all with impressed markings. 55 grams total, 13-22 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
Luristan Bronze Dagger Blade
13th-7th century B.CSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising a slender blade with a raised midrib extending towards the short tang. 147 grams, 27.7 cm
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With incised frieze of a seated figure extending his hand to a standing figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe and a third holding a sceptre in a fringed robe. 6.27 grams, 20 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.026. London collection, 2016.