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LOT 0843
Western Asiatic Glass Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
27 1/2 in. (10.5 grams, 70 cm long).
Composed mainly of blue glass and faience beads of various shades and types, including annular, spherical, tubular and others; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx W.J. collection, 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Glass Lamp Group
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Consisting of four vessels: a clear glass lamp with everted rim; lamp with tapering walls, kick-up to base creating a dome and funnel to the interior, everted rim, polychrome painted decoration to the exterior comprising geometric forms and vegetal scrolls together with calligraphic script; a tubular lamp with waisted lower body and deep kick-up, everted rim and small zones of polychrome painted decoration to the exterior incorporating ropework and floral elements; lamp of cylindrical form with everted rim and polychrome painted motifs including vegetal bands and arcading; fragmentary and containing repairs. 466 grams total, 8-21.5 cm
Bijan collection, London, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Chalcedony Head with Gold Loop
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Carved in the round as a bald male with stylised features; drilled for suspension with a later gold pin and loop. 3.92 grams, 22 mm
Ex private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Alabaster Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Columnar in form with waisted profile and everted rim, restored. 2.1 kg total, 19.5 cm high
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
