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LOT 1142
Western Asiatic Gold and Garnet Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 in. (0.38 grams, 9 mm).
Discoid in plan with central cell and inset garnet cabochon, two mounting tubes to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet
Late Bronze Age, 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Round-section shank with opposed trumpet-shaped finials. 37 grams, 72 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Gold and Coral-Coloured Bead Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a tubular sheet-gold sleeve with repoussé domed upper and suspension loop, enclosing a conical fragment. 0.79 grams, 15 mm
Ex Japanese collection, 1970-2010. Accompanied by a previous cataloguing card. -
Western Asiatic Stone Phallus Axe
Neolithic Period, 5th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Lentoid in section with rounded cutting edge, carinated butt formed as a phallus. 1.76 kg, 22 cm
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.
