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LOT 1321
Western Asiatic Gold and Bead Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 5/8 in. (1.36 grams, 40 mm).
Tubular and other beads in carnelian, glass and other materials on a later gold wire dangle.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s.
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Sumerian Shell Bead Necklace String
4th-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Restrung necklace of graduated marine shell discs. 125 grams, 58 cm
Ex H.Norry collection, 1980s-1990s. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Figurine Group
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £195
Modelled in the round with incised detailing. 80 grams total, 44-67 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Restrung designer necklace with two central feature beads; composed of graduated beads of various types of stone, glass and shell. 15.61 grams, 35 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands.
