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LOT 1264
Western Asiatic Carnelian Multi-Strand Necklace Bead Set
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
5/8 - 3/4 in. (7.23 grams total, 15-18 mm).
Comprised of three rectangular and three trapezoidal beads, each polished and featuring five narrow piercings to the side edges for suspension of a multi-strand necklace or a bracelet. [6]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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LOT 1264
Western Asiatic Carnelian Multi-Strand Necklace Bead Set
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Western Asiatic Agate Amulet Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including lozengiform type pierced longitudinally, and two rectangular plaques with lateral lobes pierced transversely. 18.7 grams total, 29-34 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. -
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Kernos
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Three drum-shaped ceramic vessels each with a flared rim and flat underside, connected by spurs at the equator; painted linear motifs to the mouths, shoulders and sidewalls. 350 grams, 13 cm
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.
In the typology of ancient Greek pottery, the kernos (κέρνος or κέρχνος, plural kernoi) was a stone tray to which were attached several small vessels for holding offerings. Its unusual design is described in literary sources, which also list the ritual ingredients it might contain. The kernos was used primarily in the cults of Demeter and Kore, and of Cybele and Attis. -
Neo-Assyrian Bronze Bowl
Circa 9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Raised from a single sheet with slightly convex walls; concentric circles to the inner base with a central decorative motif composed of zig-zag lines. 125 grams, 15 cm
From a London collection formed 1989-2000. Sold from Pars Antiquities, London, 2002. Accompanied by an old collection ticket.
