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LOT 1201
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli and Carnelian Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
26 3/4 in. (52.2 grams, 68 cm).
A restrung designer necklace composed of cylindrical lapis lazuli beads and seven large orange carnelian beads with extended collars, rock crystal spacer beads in between.
ProvenanceEx French gallery, 1970-1990.
Paris collection, France.
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LOT 1201
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli and Carnelian Bead Necklace
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Pillow-shaped terracotta bar with impressed cuneiform text to the outer face; repaired. 124 grams, 10 cm
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. -
Hittite Bronze Statuette of a Stag
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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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.
In Anatolia, cult objects in the form of a deer found in the Royal Cemetery of Alaca Höyük, dating to the 3rd millennium B.C., suggest worship of this animal. This continued during the Hittite period where bronze statuettes of this type were widespread. The cult was widespread in the Mediterranean-Aegean world. Even on the remote island of Sardinia, similar cultic and votive statuettes were made. -
Large Western Asiatic Bichrome Terracotta Painted jar
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Bulbous in profile with low neck, circumferential painted bands, segmented and hatched lozenge motifs. 2.7 kg, 28.5 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980s. From a UK private collection.
