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LOT 0879
Western Asiatic Gold Artefact Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3/8 - 1 1/8 in. (6.45 grams total, 8-30 mm).
Mainly comprising sheet-gold beads and decorative elements, including double tubular beads, domes, lotiform ornaments, a spherical bead with spool-shaped and filigree ornament, together with other types. [15]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Gold and Garnet Pendant
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Composed of polished garnet and gold beads suspended on gold wire, three conical bosses below and conjoined coiled wire pendants below; repaired. 2.22 grams, 33 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With incised frieze of a standing figure in pleated robe holding a sword towards a figure in floor-length fringed garment with raised arms, smaller figure behind him and a third in a tiered robe; group of four small figures to the rear. 8.97 grams, 23 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.07. London collection, 2016. -
Amlash Bronze Ring
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With four-banded hoop and large circular bezel also made from coiled wire, insect(?) motif applied to the surface. 17.62 grams, 32.83 mm overall, 17.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Ex old English collection. London art market, 1980s.