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LOT 1226
Western Asiatic Glass and Stone Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
18 1/8 in. (16.7 grams, 46 cm).
Composed of graduated beads of various shapes, central feature a large later triangular red glass bead, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet
Late Bronze Age, 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Round-section shank with opposed trumpet-shaped finials. 37 grams, 72 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Spearhead
19th century B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £130
With short ridged and tapered foliate blade, collared shaft and a square-section tapered tang bent at the tip. 190 grams, 33.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
A spearhead with stemmed tip was in use during the 3rd to first half of the 2nd millennium, in the Near and Middle East, in India, the Caucasus and Central Asia, and the main types developed in Mesopotamia in the middle of the 3rd millennium B.C. A facetted blade on a three-dimensional pin with a leaf-shaped blade on a flat handle, sometimes with holes for rivets, spread practically unchanged to the Caucasus and Bactria. -
Western Asiatic Decorated White-Glazed Bowl
10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Bell-shaped in profile with basal ring, part-glazed with applied strokes to inner face, segmented detailing. 277 grams, 17 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection.
