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LOT 1198
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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Western Asiatic Bronze Sitting Statuette of a Demon
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Modelled sitting erect with left hand placed flat against his back; triangular head with low-relief eyes and mouth, knop ears and pointed chin; seated with erect penis on a low stool with everted feet; mounted on a custom-made stand. 77.3 grams total, 76 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Twisted and Rivetted Bracelet Pair
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Matched pair, each a hoop with coil detailing, flat finials joined with a ferrous rivet. 52 grams total, 71-73 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Stone Jeweller's Mould Group
1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Comprising: bifacial soapstone block fragment with incised roundel of a nimbate head with pouring channel, vent and locating hole, reverse similar with roundel of two opposed figures with fronds between, both faces with portions of other designs; larger rectangular block with pouting channel vent and two locating holes, roundel with rosette design. 59 grams total, 29-44 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.