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LOT 1532
Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Stone Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
18 1/4 in. (43.9 grams, 46.5 cm).
Composed of mixed cream-coloured and white beads with larger beads as a central feature, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1532
Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Stone Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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South Arabian King Rabbishamsum Nimran Bronze Dedicatory Plaque
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Opening Bid: £4,000
Rectangular in profile with spur to each upper angle; high-relief reserved epigraphic text in ten lines with void at lower centre; dedicated to the god Dhu-Samāwī by Ẓabiyum Yarḥab, under the Reign of King Rabbīshamsum Nimrān; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.03 kg total, 28 x 18.6 cm (34.5 cm high including stand)
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From the temple of Yaghrū consecrated to the god dhu-Samāwī, in the wādī 'l-Shudayf in northern Yemen.
