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LOT 1296
Western Asiatic Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
17 in. (7.41 grams, 43 cm long).
Restrung; composed of opaque and translucent glass beads in various shades of blue, graduated in size and including spherical, tubular, disc and other types. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Processional Scene
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Rectangular in plan with frieze depicting a seated figure, two bovines in two registers, a facing female and facing male with a cross-headed shaft, two bovines in two registers, a standing figure; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 18.9 grams, 52 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Substantial penannular form, barrel-shaped in section with raised panel at the apex and 'twist' detailing. 68.6 grams, 68 mm
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Ball with High-Relief Animals
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Reserved animal shapes - hare, fox and hound, on an irregular ball, perhaps part of a game. 178 grams, 53 mm
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.