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LOT 1306
Western Asiatic Gold Openwork Pendant
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (1.21 grams, 30 mm).
Comprising an openwork body with two symmetrical pendants hanging from each corner, the pendants composed of a tubular coral bead with an arrow-like gold breloque below.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Accompanied by an old collection ticket.
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Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Duck Weight with Engraved Figure
Circa 8th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
The animal carved with its head and neck resting along its back; stylised figure with crescent horns or headdress engraved to base; pierced for suspension. 5.07 grams, 21 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Caernarfon, North Wales, UK.
A corpus of similar pieces was found by Italian archaeologists in the city of Karkemish. They were produced and in use in the Iron Age I-III (i.e. from ca. 1190 B.C., date of the collapse of the Hittite Empire and the rise of the “Great Kings” of Karkemish, to 605 B.C., date of the “battle of Karkemish”, when the Babylonian army conquered the city. -
Phoenician Stone Bead with Symbols
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Oblate in form with vertical piercing, one half segmented, and a band of text to the other side, zigzag to the underside. 13.5 grams, 23 mm
From an old English collection, 1990s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £468
Mainly bicones, spheres and oblate shapes. 280 grams total, 6-34 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
