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LOT 1372
Western Asiatic Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
13 5/8 in. (20 grams, 34.5 cm).
Composed of mainly annular and oblate beads, central feature comprising a cylindrical and an irregular bead, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Elamite Silver Beaker with Three Ibexes
Circa 2,500-1,500 B.C.Estimate: £25,000 - 35,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £12,500
Raised from a single sheet with conical body and everted rim, three striding ibexes in repoussè, each with its head held up high and depicted with defined musculature and genitalia; band of ovule decoration above and below, three hanging flowers separating the ibexes; the base with an eight-petalled flower; late Elamite or Marlik. 153 grams, 12 cm
Acquired in New York, USA, 1966. Private collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12161-218632.
This splendid vessel, decorated with a design possibly of Elamite origin, probably originates from North-Western Iran, or from southern Caspian area. Hammered sheet vessels were produced in Western Iranian metal workshops since the 3rd millennium B.C. (Moorey, Bunker, Porada, Markoe, 1981, p.82). -
Large Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £325
Including biconvex, barrel-shaped and other types with applied granulation and other ornament. 8.74 grams total, 3-14 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
With frieze of three standing figures wearing floor-length robes with starburst and post between. 1.98 grams, 14 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
