Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 1272
Western Asiatic Carnelian and Other Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 5/8 in. (102 grams total, 5-15 mm).
Comprising a variety of beads mainly in carnelian and glass, including oblate, cylindrical, discoid and other types.
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Literature
Cf. Then-Obłuska, J., ‘Trade and faith in Nubian Early Makuria (AD 450–550): macroscopic examination of personal adornments from El-Zuma in Nubia’ in Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, January, 2016, pp.741-760, fig.4.
Footnotes
Carnelian beads were diffused in West from the Iranian and other Western Asiatic countries. During Antiquity, the beads were transported from their places of manufacture in India and Persian Empires, and archaeological and literary sources provide evidence of the high prosperity of the Red Sea ports as well as of their trade contact with the Indo-Pacific regions.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Elamite Silver Flower Pendant Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £215
A restrung necklace of fusiform and oval carnelian beads with centrepiece of waisted gold tubular bead; two silver inlaid pendants each a quatrefoil with discs in the spandrels, inset glass and haematite panels. 54 grams, 43 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s. With a London gallery. Property of a London collector; from her family's private collection. -
Western Asiatic Stone and Other 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 Silver and Bronze Ring Collection
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Including one with scaphoid bezel and intaglio figure, one with voided cross, and other types. 20 grams total, 21-24 mm
UK private collection before 2000. UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
