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LOT 1219
Western Asiatic Gold and Bead Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (1.5 grams, 36 mm).
Gold wire dangle with turquoise and other beads.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Restrung designer necklace with two central feature beads; composed of graduated beads of various types of stone, glass and shell. 16.6 grams, 35 cm
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. -
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. -
Neo Babylonian Stone Stamp Seal with Winged God
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Plano-convex in profile pierced near the top, with incuse lamma winged deity, rampant with tail raised and horns splayed; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 11 grams, 23 mm
1 in.
Ex S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s.
