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LOT 0265
Western Asiatic Gold Earring Pair
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (4.33 grams total, 20.8-21.2 mm).
Matched pair of hollow-formed gold earrings each formed as a series of bulbs separated by beaded wire collars and with a pair of loops to each end of the shank. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with Turquoise
Late 1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising a turquoise-coloured glass bead, encased inside a gold fitting with a suspension loop. 0.17 grams, 8.30 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
A great number of turquoise jewellery was employed by the Kushans, as shown by the marvellous finds of Tillya Tepe. In grave I the remains of a noblewoman show complex garment decoration, making use of bracteates, including triangles of gold with a granulated finish, double lozenges in turquoise, lapis lazuli and pyrites, and a square bracteate with turquoise inlaid work. -
Mesopotamian Shell Necklace Bead Group
Circa 4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising large and small cylinders, discs, and other small rounded shaped beads. 72 grams total, 5-40 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Mainly bicones, barrels, oblates, cylinders, and other types. 190 grams total, 8-31 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
