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LOT 1196
Western Asiatic Glass and Stone Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
23 5/8 in. (43 grams, 60 cm long).
Composed of agate, shell, glass, faience, and stone beads in various shapes including some amulets, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Carnelian, Agate and Silver Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Composed of oval beads interspersed with shorter oval beads, two pairs of silver oval beads to the centre with a conical feature bead; restrung. 45 grams, 50 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Achaemenid Glass Bead Necklace String
500 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Composed of mainly oblate turquoise-coloured beads with a large barrel-shaped feature bead. 16.7 grams, 36.5 cm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Inscribed Seal Matrix with Aramaic Inscription
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Scaraboid in black glass with gryphon to the underside beneath transverse band with 'ΡΙIΛΚΧ' inscription. 3.53 grams, 17 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.