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LOT 1619
Western Asiatic Gold Teardrop Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (0.55 grams, 26 mm).
Comprising a hollow-form teardrop-shaped pendant suspended from a chain with a later gold-coloured loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private British collection, formed in the 1980s.
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
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Achaemenid Black Stone Bead with Winged Goddess
Circa 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With incuse figure kneeling with outstretched wings. 2.80 grams, 18.30 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Babylonian Agate Bead Necklace with Gold Beads
9th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
Restrung necklace of tubular and fusiform beads with interstitial gold tubular beads, three D-shaped plaques with granulated gold caps, one pierced to accept a pendant. 43.24 grams, 31 cm
Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13207-249239.
Texts from Neo-Babylonian times in various archives, such as that of Eanna, concern the smelting of metals for the construction or repair of specific objects, including necklaces. One example from the archive (NCBT 184 - Npl 9 III 1) obv. 3 recites: '3 minas 26 shekels of gold (were) put into the kiln for the necklace of dubkåtu (beads) of Nanåya. It (the gold) is (now) at the disposal of Sadûni. (It was weighed) according to the 3 mina weight of bronze and (smaller) weights of iron.' The jewellers were responsible for cutting the precious stones and beads that were set in the jewellery and other ornamentation produced by the goldsmiths. In this capacity, they were issued beads and unworked pieces (takkassu, sibirtu) of various semiprecious stones, including agate (pappardilû), carnelian (samtu), eye stones (na igiII.mes), lapis lazuli (uqnû), and turquoise (asgikû). -
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising eleven tanged triangular arrowheads, most with a raised midrib, and a tanged javelin head. 309 grams total, 8-20.7 cm
London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Most of these blades are bipartite, but the definition of the bipartite type is not absolute, as it brings together weapons of very different and unrelated designs. In fact, some weapons do not have a sufficiently characteristic shape to be interpreted as a javelin or long arrowhead.
