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LOT 1167
Western Asiatic and Other Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 3/4 in. (178 grams total, 2-34 mm).
Comprising a large quantity of beads in various shapes and sizes in glass, stone, coral and lapis lazuli. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Uruk Animal Amulet
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Crescentic plaque formed as the addorsed foreparts of two felines each with one bent foreleg and bullet-shaped head, with ring-and-dot sockets to the eyes and similar to the chest. 38.2 grams, 65 mm
Ex private French collection. Acquired on the French art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Agate Amulet Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including lozengiform type pierced longitudinally, and two rectangular plaques with lateral lobes pierced transversely. 18.7 grams total, 29-34 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic and Other Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a large quantity of beads in various shapes and sizes in glass, stone, coral and lapis lazuli, including some large feature beads. 186 grams total, 2-23 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
