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LOT 1091
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 7/8 in. (10.51 grams total, 3-23 mm).
Including fusiform, tubular, biconvex and other types. [38]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
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Achaemenid Pale Blue Bead Necklace
6th-4th century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
Restrung designer necklace with spherical, oblate, melon and other beads, the centrepiece a group of annular and tubular beads. 22.19 grams total, 33 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Sassanian Chalcedony Hair Ring with Gayomard Figure
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Barrel-shaped with broad central hole; engraved to the outer face with a 'Gayomard' figure holding spears in his extended hands; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 23.5 grams, 30 mm
with Christie's, London, 21 April 1999, no.11. From the 'Empire' collection, an important UK private collection of seals, no.19 Accompanied by a copy of an old typed cataloguing page signed by A D H Bivar. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12127-217086. -
Amlash Bronze Openwork Pendant Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising: two large openwork beads; a domed cage-work pendant; an anthropomorphic pendant; an elongated pendant with four loops. 91 grams total, 33-56 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
