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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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Late 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Bearing a worship scene composed of a procession of robed human figures advancing left, towards a seated figure; pierced vertically for suspension. 34.6 grams, 36 mm
Fine condition.
Private family collection formed in London, mid 1980s to early 1990s. -
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Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Armed Warrior
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
The slender hoop with worn remains of decorative notching to shoulders, oval bezel engraved with stylised standing figure holding shield and a spear or other weapon. 2.06 grams, 18.52 mm overall, 15.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
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Very Large Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Animal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Discoid in plan with tiered handle and transverse hole, with gusset to the upper face, chamfered shoulder; underside with intaglio image of a stag with legs bent beneath the body, objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 109 grams, 49 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
