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LOT 1591
Western Asiatic Decorated Banded Agate Bead
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (1.98 grams, 18.99 mm).
Fusiform type with incised geometric motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1591
Western Asiatic Decorated Banded Agate Bead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Achaemenid Solid Gold Bracelet
5th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,980
Penannular in form and round in section with clubbed ends, three incised gussets below each finial. 42.88 grams, 73 mm
From the collection of Contessa L.G., assembled in the 1980s. Private collection, acquired in Switzerland in 1999. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13200-249217.
The bracelet resembles a specimen found in Persepolis, in the Treasury, room 65, made from plain bronze wire. If the Achaemenid bracelets are characterised by their extremities shaped like goats or other wild animals, simpler gold bracelets existed, used abundantly by children and women, and also by royal courtiers and even slaves. -
Western Asiatic Stone Bead Seal
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Cushion-shaped bead with linear and pellet motifs on one side, pierced. 1.72 grams, 13 mm
From a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s. -
Mesopotamian Carved Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Ovoid in form with a circular socket. 232 grams, 59 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London.
