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LOT 1563
Western Asiatic Glass and Stone Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
13 in. (27.9 grams, 33 cm).
Composed of mixed beads, including a drop-shaped pendant, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Sasanian Carnelian Stamp Seal with Flower
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Luristan Bronze Spearhead
1200-1100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With an ovate blade, central rib and curved shoulders, the lozenge-section long shaft tapering towards the end, a rectangular tang with a bent tip. 830 grams, 40 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
The spearhead represents a slender variant of type 1 of the Khorasani classification. The type 1 was characterised by a bent tang. It was the evolution of a typology which began much earlier in Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent, the type 4 of the Stronach classification, with a straight tang and square section, usually thickened at the base with a button tang. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jug
Early Bronze Age, 3200-2500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Bulbous body with flattened base and tubular neck, strap handle with piecrust decoration. 192 grams, 10 cm wide
Acquired from Ancient Art, London, UK. From the collection of a Nottingham, UK, collector, established from the early 2000s.
