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LOT 1231
Western Asiatic Gold Zoomorphic Bead
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
1/2 in. (2.85 grams, 14 mm).
Formed as a standing dog with collar to the neck, pierced longitudinally for mounting on a necklace.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Stone Weight Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Fusiform, obate and other types in banded agate, haematite and other materials. 59 grams total, 12-58 mm
Ex Simmons gallery, 1990s. From a North London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Spindle Whorl Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including plano-onvex, oblate and other types. 113 grams total, 29-55 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Restrung designer necklace with tubular, oblate and other beads, the centrepiece formed of six shell bracelet sections. 45.3 grams, 34 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery.
