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LOT 1200
Western Asiatic Lead Magical Disc
1ST CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (27.3 grams, 36 mm).
Discoid with rolled rim, central boss and frieze of profile figures between altars.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Faience Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
A designer composed of assorted graduated beads and 'spindle whorls' with a central turquoise-coloured floral pendant, restrung. 41 grams, 31.5 cm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Eastern Levant AE 4 Shekels Weight
Bronze to Iron II Age, circa 12th-6th centuries B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
In the form of a cube engraved on one side in Aramaic: ŠLŠRKR. 31.2 grams, 17 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Turquoise and Black Banded Agate Necklace
3rd century B.C. and laterEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Graduated group of restrung tubular and fusiform beads with later gilt-metal interstitial collars; centrepiece of three large banded agate tubular beads; S-hook and eye closure; with custom display box. 53.22 grams, 51.5 cm long
Ex Swiss collection, kept in London since the 1980s.
