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LOT 1152
Western Asiatic Basalt Mortar and Pestle
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 - 4 1/4 in. (852 grams total, 5.8-11 cm).
Squat mortar with slightly everted rim, stub pestle with rounded grinding face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Restrung designer necklace with elegant bead arrangement, comprising spherical white agate beads, oval banded agate beads, with later gold interstitial slender bicone beads; modern clasp. 82.5 grams, 64 cm long
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Penannular in form with tapering finials, D-section shank. 33 grams, 63 mm
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s. -
Luristan Bronze Phiale Mesomphalos
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Broad and shallow with slightly inturned rim, central repoussé dome. 173 grams, 13.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
