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LOT 0215
Western Asiatic Large Agate Bead Necklace
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
33 in. (345 grams, 84 cm long).
Composed of graduating opaque rounded biconical beads with a large flattened bead to the centre.
ProvenanceEx French gallery, 1970-1990.
Paris collection, France.
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LOT 0215
Western Asiatic Large Agate Bead Necklace
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Restrung designer necklace with two central feature beads; composed of graduated beads of various types of stone, glass and shell. 19.6 grams, 42 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands. -
Neo-Assyrian Bronze Bowl Group
9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Comprising six low-profile utility bowls with gently sloping walls, some damaged. 1.25 kg total, 15.5-20 cm wide
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Amlash Bronze Pin with Solid Sphere Finial
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Plain shank with a pointed end and a heavy, bulbous terminal atop a ribbed baluster collar; surface worn, the pin repaired at the carinated collar; old collector's label '10635'; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 100 grams, 20.5 cm (135 grams total, 21.4 cm including stand)
Acquired on the UK art market 1970s-1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
