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LOT 1223
Western Asiatic Faience Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
11 5/8 in. (23 grams, 29.5 cm).
Composed of spherical and oblate beads, restrung to a Y-shape with a discoid pendant. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Glass Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Composed mainly of oblate beads interspersed with larger blue oblate beads, restrung and including some trade-wind beads. 20 grams, 60 cm long
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Mesopotamian Bone Deer Terminal
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Carved with a narrow socket to the rear of the neck, the ears and spiral horns flat along the crest of the spine; eyes drilled to accept inserts in contrasting colour. 8.04 grams, 41 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999. -
Neo Babylonian Duck Weight
7th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Carved in the round with head reversed, arched neck forming a loop. 4.1 grams, 20 mm wide
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.