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LOT 0975
Western Asiatic Glass and Stone Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/4 - 7/8 in. (17.8 grams total, 8-23 mm).
Comprising: two large lozenge-shaped carnelian beads; a cylindrical lapis lazuli bead; a later oblate agate bead; two roughly oblate carnelian beads; a teardrop-shaped unpierced amber specimen; and three later oblate beads in blue glass. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection formed 1970s-1990s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising a quantity of small beads, mostly drawn coloured glass beads intended for embroidery. 84 grams total, 1-16 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Painted Pottery Jar
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With socle base, body of oblate profile, narrow neck and trumpet-shaped mouth; painted bands to the equator and neck, intersecting arcs to the shoulder. 259 grams, 14.4 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Bowl Decorated with Figures
Circa 2000 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £416
Comprising: a squat biconical bowl with broad base, tiered bands of geometric hatched ornament in red and brown shades; terracotta idol figure with raised arms, dimpled rump and hooked head; offered with a later ceramic figurine and a conical pylon. 727 grams total, 6.8 - 15 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.