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LOT 1589
Western Asiatic Assorted Stone Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/4 - 1 1/2 in. (27.29 grams total, 5.97-37.92 mm).
Including tabular, oblate, lozenge-shaped beads in carnelian, agate and other materials. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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AUCTIONS:
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Western Asiatic Carnelian and Gold Bead Necklace
Late 1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
Restrung group of tabular, fusiform and other carnelian beads, including some glass beads, with granulated tubular gold collar spacers between. 45.5 grams, 55 cm
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards. -
Western Asiatic Polished Bronze Bowl
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Shallow body with rounded base and thickened rim. 255 grams, 16.4 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Nabataean Marble Head of a Man
3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
A carved D-section male head with a triangular nose and a shallow eye-socket, mounted on a custom-made stand. 7.3 kg total, 28 cm including stand
Fine condition, chipped.
Ex property of a North London gentleman; formerly in a West German collection, Cologne.
