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LOT 1318
Western Asiatic Bronze Amuletic Bead
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (6.18 grams, 13 mm).
One side engraved with two opposing figures engaged in a fight with swords; the opposite side with geometric motifs; pierced longitudinally.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
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LOT 1318
Western Asiatic Bronze Amuletic Bead
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Luristan Bronze Phiale Mesomphalos
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Broad and shallow with slightly inturned rim, central repoussé dome. 173 grams, 13.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Achaemenid Bronze Flared Phiale Mesomphalos
Circa 6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Squat in profile with flared rime to the mouth and carination to the sidewall, central repoussé dome to the underside. 169 grams, 13.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Including biconvex, annular, spherical and other types, some with granulation. 7.31 grams total, 1-10 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s.
