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LOT 1046
Western Asiatic Ceramic Mould
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
3 3/4 in. (176 grams, 94 mm).
A discoid coarseware mould with two recessed channels. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Achaemenid Pale Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
6th-4th century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Restrung group of tubular and other beads with a discoid dangle. 8.45 grams, 33.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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Bactrian Gold Coiled Wire Necklace with Pendant
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Tightly-coiled wire band with graduated profile, domed disc closure with repoussé central boss and pellets to the rim, pendant formed as a rectangular frame enclosing two fusiform banded agate and another fusiform bead, barrel-shaped gold collars and coiled wire finials. 37.20 grams, 66 cm
with Ancient and Islamic Art Ltd, 1993. Private European collection, early 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12597-232360. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
In Old Bactria there are a number of necklaces with compartmented chlorite rosettes containing settings in lapis lazuli, cornelian, and turquoise, which seem to indicate a tradition of purely local taste; together with these should be considered other examples in twisted gold lamina, like our example, with pendants in gold or in semi-precious stones such as rock crystal. -
Western Asiatic Mosaic and Other Glass Bead Collection
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising: two blue, red, and white mosaic beads; two with eye motifs; three with dragged white trails and applied pellets; three oblate with polychrome motifs. 67 grams total, 11-21 mm
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1979-1999. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
