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LOT 1097
Western Asiatic Bead Necklace with Gold Pendant
1ST CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
19 1/2 in. (51 grams, 49.5 cm).
Composed of barrel-shaped carnelian beads interspersed with corner-less cubed lapis lazuli beads and spherical gold beads; central feature comprising two large delicate flattish oval-shaped carnelian beads flanking a rectangular gold-clad pendant set with four garnets, the core made of deep blue glass, four pendants below; a restrung designer necklace with a modern clasp.
ProvenanceLondon art market before 2000.
Private collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12064-214177.
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LOT 1097
Western Asiatic Bead Necklace with Gold Pendant
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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Mesopotamian Terracotta Foundation Nail for Ningirsu, the Strong Hero of Enlil his King, Gudea
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Conical foundation nail fragment with broad domed top, columns of cuneiform text to the shank: 'dnin-gir -su ur-saĝ-kal-ga- den-lil -la lugal-a-ni gu -de -a ensi ŠIR.BUR.LAki-ke nig -du -e pa mu-na-e e -ninnu AN.IM.DUGUD-babbar -ra-ni mu-na-du ki-bi mu-na-gi', reading: 'Ningirsu, the strong hero of Enlil his king, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, made ideal values shine and built Eninnu, his white eagle, and restored it'. 355 grams, 95 mm
Acquired in London in 1995. European private collection. -
Large Neo-Elamite Decorated Bronze Pin
Circa 1200-800 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Comprising a large circular finial with symmetrical repoussé design and a long tapering shank; the finial with a large central head with hatched hair and beard, possibly representing a mask of a deity; two addorsed ibexes below, each with a rosette above and foliage in front; at the top, two rampant lions flanking the 'Master of Animals' motif; the motif with pricked ears and wearing a two-tiered headpiece, a pair of zoomorphic figure emerging from his cheeks and grasp onto the flanking lions; mounted on a custom-made fabric-covered backing. 228 grams total, 43 cm long
Ex Rabi Gallery 1980-1990. From an important London, UK, collection. -
Holy Land and Other Terracotta Pottery Group
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Including fragmentary ledge-handled storage jar, cocoon jar and other types. 13 kg total, 2-26 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980-1990s.
