Loading, please wait...
_900x900.jpg "Western Asiatic Gold and Other Bead Necklace")
_200x200.jpg "Western Asiatic Gold and Other Bead Necklace")
.jpg "Western Asiatic Gold and Other Bead Necklace")
LOT 1658
Western Asiatic Gold and Other Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
22 3/8 in. (78 grams, 57 cm).
Restrung designer necklace of three strands connected by a median vertical column; comprising mainly gold tubular beads with ribbing to the outer face, polyhedral carnelian beads, irregular green glass beads, square-section lapis lazuli beads and other types; the lower node a larger polyhedral lapis lazuli bead with a loop of barrel-shaped gold beads and other types.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 1658
Western Asiatic Gold and Other Bead Necklace
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
-
Mesopotamian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Cuneiform Text
Circa 2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
With frieze depicting two standing figures with hatched bodies and two serpent-heads each, behind a rearing centipede-like creature with triangular head; two columns of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression and old collector's record card. 4.22 grams, 22.94 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr W. Magee, Hartlepool, County Durham, UK, 1960s-1990s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information card. -
Western Asiatic Ceramic Zoomorphic Vessel
8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Comprising four conical legs supporting a double globular body with conical neck and ram's head, spout to the rear with strainer connected by a bridging loop; applied painted hatched spiral detailing; old label to the underside: 'YAZDANI 211C LONDON'. 1.06 kg, 19.5 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Birds and Scorpions
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Frieze in two registers: above, row of perching birds with orb; below, row of scorpions; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.47 grams, 18.91 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
