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LOT 1042
Western Asiatic Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
23 5/8 in. (20 grams, 60 cm long).
Composed mainly of oblate beads interspersed with larger blue oblate beads, restrung and including some trade-wind beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Painted Buff Ware Jug
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising globular body, waisted neck and flared rim, bifid loop handle with pellet above, bands of black scrolled vegetation. 326 grams, 11.5 cm
Formerly with a Mayfair gallery in the 1980s. Ex property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Recumbent Bull with Inlaid Eyes
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £480
Carved in the round as a bull with curved tail forming the suspension lug, recessed sockets for eyes on with inset turquoise bead. 31.6 grams, 46 mm
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968. with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Includes a copy of the original 1968 invoice. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Female Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Flat-section leaf-shaped panel with repoussé eye and nose, pellet breasts, navel with pointillé circle surrounding. 6.55 grams, 90 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
