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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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Western Asiatic Miniature Terracotta Amphora
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Broad squat body with low foot, broad shoulder, two lateral strap handles. 24.8 grams, 46 mm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
Phoenician Bronze Seated Figure Holding an Offering Cup
Circa 6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Modelled in the round with tight-fitting robe and carefully detailed tiered hairstyle; right hand raised to support a chalice; peg beneath the feet; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 301 grams total, 11 cm including stand
Acquired on the French art market. 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.
Iberian statuettes from 6th century B.C. were produced under the influence of Greeks and Phoenicians. Small votive offerings of priests, priestesses, and deities in bronze, were found everywhere in Spain. The body of these figurines is often reduced to a rectangular plaque, but the head, as in all these types, is of plastic work, a process which reminds the prehistoric terracottas from the Argive Heraeum and elsewhere. The curve of the nose, which gives the face a Semitic appearance, is not accidental, and underlines the Phoenician influence. -
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13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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