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LOT 1391
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 1/2 in. (55 grams total, 4-38 mm).
Comprising tubular, barrel-shaped, oblate and other types. [38, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Flourentzos, P., Vitobello, M.L., ‘The Phoenician gold jewellery from Kition, Cyprus’ in Archeo-sciences, 33, 1999, pp.143-149, fig.12, for similar elements from a necklace.
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LOT 1391
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Bead Collection
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
4th-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Comprising: frieze with three robed figures flanking a hatched column; two ibexes contending with looped necks, standing bird behind; deeply cut linear image of rearing ibexes; shallow-cut image of a hero with raised arm fending off a winged gryphon, star in the field; frieze with facing hero wrestling two rearing beasts; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 28.7 grams total, 18-32 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cup
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Carved with a broad flat base, gently flared profile, rounded rim. 174 grams, 72 mm wide
Private collection, assembled in the 1950s-1970s, thence by descent. -
Nishapur Terracotta Glazed Bowl
10th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £275
Hemispherical in profile with basal ring, painted rim and trefoil motif on a textured field. 651 grams, 25 cm wide
Acquired before 1978. Private collection, UK.
