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LOT 1200
Western Asiatic Gold Double Bulb Earrings
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (5.32 grams total, 31-32 mm).
Matched pair of gold earrings, each formed as two bulbs with a string of granules to the waist, loop to one end to accept a wire fastener. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
Accompanied by an earlier catalogue identification card.
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LOT 1200
Western Asiatic Gold Double Bulb Earrings
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
A restrung designer necklace of glass beads, mainly spherical and fusiform types. 28.9 grams, 31.2 cm
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Luristan Terracotta Spouted Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Squat in profile with rounded underside and broad U-section spout. 553 grams, 23.5 cm wide
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