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LOT 1083
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Necklace Bead Collection
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3/8 - 1 1/2 in. (149 grams total, 11-39 mm).
Comprising eighteen banded agate beads of mixed size and form, with sixteen mixed beads in other stones; all pierced for stringing. [34]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Ghurid Silver Pectoral with Animals
Central Asia, 13th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £533
Featuring curved sides and bottom, scalloped upper edge; median figure in textured hat flanked by two resting camels on a pounced field; applied loop to each upper corner; some old repairs. 90 grams, 17 cm
London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. with Bonhams, London, Islamic & India Art sale, circa 2015, p.45, lot 55. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202353.
Ghurid Dynasty metalwork is poorly represented when compared to the architecture of the period, and the majority of surviving pieces are items of jewellery mostly in Russian museum collections. The sculptural nature of the decoration of this repoussé sheet sets it apart from the more usual output of Iran at this time, recalling the fine silversmithing of the Sasanian period. -
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Cylinder Seal with Mythical Animals
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Carved with a winged figure flanked by birds and animals. 3.24 grams, 23 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.23. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal and Other Necklace Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £364
Including facetted, amorphous, spherical, oval and other types; most polished and all drilled for suspension. 54 grams total, 6-14 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
