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LOT 1251
Western Asiatic Gold Bell-Shaped Pendant
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (3.85 grams, 23 mm).
Hemispherical with loop to the inner face to accept a clapper.
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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LOT 1251
Western Asiatic Gold Bell-Shaped Pendant
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Bronze Weight Collection
Circa 8th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Including barrel-shaped, cuboid, biconvex, tabular and other types, some with punched markings. 135 grams total, 11-20 mm
Ex Simmons gallery, London, UK. Ex North London collection, 1990s. -
Large Western Asiatic Gold Hoop Earrings
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Matched pair, each with radiating granulated triangular plaques and large granule clusters. 20.34 grams total, 62 mm each
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung, composed of white circular beads of stone, shell, and glass, including biconical, irregular and other types. 19.4 grams, 48 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar beads were found in the excavations of the Royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi (for example those of Nimrud’s Queens) probably originally composed as wide collars with multiple strands.
