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LOT 1069
Western Asiatic Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM A.D. AND LATER
24 1/2 in. (23.9 grams, 62 cm long).
Restrung group of graduated annular trade beads in various materials. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Silver Signet Ring with Gryphon
3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Barrel-shaped hoop with ellipsoid bezel, incuse gryphon standing in profile; Eastern Greek. 5.42 grams, 21.89 mm overall, 17.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
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Western Asiatic Silver Staff Terminal with Interlaced Dragons
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £675
Hollow-formed with bulb finial, low-relief image of opposed dragons with detailed scale texture; circumferential band with incised guilloche below; rim chipped. 341 grams, 19.5 cm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Twisted Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Penannular in form with the shank formed as a bar twisted about its own axis, the ends tapering to a square butt. 29 grams, 71 mm
From a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
