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LOT 1173
Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Bronze Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 - 3 3/8 in. (287 grams total, 27-85 mm).
Including gladiator figurine, model stag, petronel, barrel-shaped bead and other items. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Western Asiatic Graduated Gold Tubular Bead Set
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Mixed group of granulated beads with wide holes. 2.02 grams total, 4-8 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Bactrian Ritual Stone Idol
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Round-section columnar bar with tapering ends, pecked texturing. 4.6 kg, 46 cm
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 Gold Openwork Bead Pendant
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £140
Composed of two intersecting teardrop-shaped rings with plaited borders; two blue glass bead suspended from below with a granulated collar above; the decorative suspension loop with a granulated collar and an oblate carnelian bead. 1.78 grams, 45 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. Accompanied by an old collection ticket.