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LOT 0998
Western Asiatic Bead Necklace String
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
12 5/8 in. (32.08 grams, 32 cm long).
Restrung designer necklace of mainly small deep red glass beads together with a larger central pendant bead. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Babylonian Cuneiform Clay Tablet Fragment Group
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising a quantity of envelope fragments, including examples bearing cuneiform text or cylinder seal impressions. 27.4 grams total, 10-30 mm
Property of a UK gentleman, acquired in the 1970s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
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Mesopotamian Silver Bead Necklace
3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
Restrung and comprising mainly spherical, elongated ovals, oblates, and segmented tube shapes. 224 grams, 54 cm long (1.5 kg total, 24.2 x 24.2cm including case)
Numismatic and Ancient Art Gallery AG, Ancient Art of the Mediterranean World, No 8, lot 5, c.1982. Taisei Gallery, Gold & Silver Auction, Part II, Ancient to Renaissance, 5 November 1992, The Conrad Salon, The Waldorf-Astoria, New York, lot 39. From an important North West London collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11970-210480. -
Phoenician Black Terracotta Ritual Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Carinated in form with a rounded shoulder and short everted neck, two hemispherical juglets to the shoulder with pierced bases and strap handles below, one independent loop handle to the shoulder; painted black decoration to the upper body including clusters of vertical lines and vertical bands alternating with zig-zagging. 3.25 kg, 30 cm wide
London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
