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LOT 1682
Western Asiatic Bone Idol Group
2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 7/8 in. (8.82 grams total, 46.51-46.64 mm).
Each plano-convex in section with heavily scored detailing; one repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Mesopotamian Heavy Silver Bead Necklace
3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Restrung and comprising mainly spherical, elongated ovals, oblates, and biconical shapes; accompanied by a custom-made lined display box. 224 grams, 56 cm
Numismatic and Ancient Art Gallery AG, Ancient Art of the Mediterranean World, No 8, no.5, c.1982. Taisei Gallery, Gold & Silver Auction, Part II, Ancient to Renaissance, 5 November 1992, The Conrad Salon, The Waldorf-Astoria, New York, no.39. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13265-253358.
The Sumerian word for silver is kú-babbar, which means ‘white metal’. Silver was mined from ores that contained significant amounts of other metals and impurities and therefore requires a great deal of further processing before it can be used. It was considered sacred and immutable, and an extremely high-status material, used for royal jewellery. -
Achaemenid Blue Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
Late 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Composed of small annular beads, restrung. 4.57 grams, 36.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Neo-Babylonian Bronze Stamp Seal
Circa 600 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Formed as a cone with pierced bulb finial, the field divided by a horizontal band with crescent, pellet and asterisk in the upper zone, facing lion-mask in the lower. 4.92 grams, 14 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
