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LOT 0931
Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/8 - 5/8 in. (95 grams total, 1-16 mm).
Composed of stone and glass beads in a variety of sizes, shapes and colours, some from Asia, North and West Africa, with some glass Venitian chevrons and millefiori trade beads.
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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LOT 0931
Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £252
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Western Asiatic Grey Agate Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With incised frieze of a seated figure extending both arms to a figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe, crescent and three asterisks to the rear. 2.91 grams, 17 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Luristan Bronze Votive Animal Group
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Model horses each with splayed legs and a stub to the rump (to accept a rider figure?). 52.4 grams total, 34-40 mm
Private collection formed in the 1990s. Acquired from a central London gallery. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
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Mesopotamian Silver Bead Necklace
3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
Restrung and comprising mainly spherical, elongated ovals, oblates, and segmented tube shapes. 224 grams, 54 cm long (1.5 kg total, 24.2 x 24.2cm including case)
Numismatic and Ancient Art Gallery AG, Ancient Art of the Mediterranean World, No 8, lot 5, c.1982. Taisei Gallery, Gold & Silver Auction, Part II, Ancient to Renaissance, 5 November 1992, The Conrad Salon, The Waldorf-Astoria, New York, lot 39. From an important North West London collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11970-210480.
