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LOT 1876
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.
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LOT 1876
Western Asiatic Gold and Other Bead Necklace
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£550 (EUR 638; USD 743) ‡+BP*
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Sumerian Mottled Stone Cylinder Seal with Cuneiform Inscription
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
With a standing figure in profile, wearing a floor-length robe and holding one bent arm with an open hand; five columns of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.03 grams, 24.31 mm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Large Marlik Bronze Maternity Figure with Child
9th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Formed as a standing figure cradling an infant; stylised facial and anatomical detailing; openwork cage structure and remains of suspension loop to reverse; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 47 grams, 99 mm (90 grams total, 13 cm including stand)
with Dr Amnon Rosenfeld, Jerusalem, Israel. European private collection, acquired in 2015. -
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including rectangular, scaraboid and other types with geometric and figural designs. 17.2 grams total, 13-24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
