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LOT 1079
Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 in. (33 grams, 63 mm).
Penannular in form with tapering finials, D-section shank. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Bead Necklace
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung, composed of white circular beads of stone, shell, and glass, including biconical, irregular and other types. 19.4 grams, 48 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar beads were found in the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi (for example those of Nimrud’s Queens) probably originally composed as wide collars with multiple strands. -
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal and Other Necklace Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £182
Including polished types and including spherical, facetted, amorphous and other shapes. 43 grams total, 5-17 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Schist Votive Offering Table
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Discoid in plan with basal ring and shallow dished face. 2.05 kg, 21.7 cm wide
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.