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LOT 0898
Western Asiatic Graduated Gold Bead Group
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 1/4 in. (2.99 grams total, 6.1-11.70 mm).
Group of three gold annular beads each with two rows of applied granules to the rim. [3]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Black Stone Fish Amulet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Modelled in the round with incised scale detailing, annular eyes and open slit mouth; pierced through the dorsal fin. 8.4 grams, 33 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
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Western Asiatic Gold Bull-Headed Pendants
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Matched pair of hollow-formed gold pendants, each a bull's head modelled in the round with rosette to the rear and hoop. 5.39 grams total, 23-24 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. with Taisei Gallery, Gold & Silver Auction, Part II, Ancient to Renaissance, 5 November 1992, The Conrad Salon, The Waldorf-Astoria, New York, lot 165. From an important North West London collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11969-210472. -
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel with Figures and Birds
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Broad bulbous body with rounded underside, trumpet-shaped neck with carinated chamfered rim, strap handle, curved spout with supporting strap, decorated as beast-head with applied pellet eyes; circumferential painted ornament including figural and animal panel, bird motif and various coloured bands; repaired. 2.4 kg, 26.5 cm
Ex Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. Ex private collection.
