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LOT 0193
Western Asiatic Millefiori Glass Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
17 3/4 in. (101 grams, 45 cm long).
Comprising opaque polychrome glass beads of mainly spherical and tubular types, displaying an array of decorative techniques and patterns including millefiori, chequer-board, trailed and others; restrung, with a modern clasp.
ProvenanceEx private collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 0193
Western Asiatic Millefiori Glass Bead Necklace
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising glass, shell and stone beads of cylindrical, oblate, spherical and other types. 89 grams total, 2-15 mm
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Sumerian Pink Limestone Cylinder Seal
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
An attendant fanning a seated figure, a column of text in the field, together with zones of geometric shapes or symbols; drilled vertically for suspension; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 4.26 grams, 26 mm
Acquired 1980-1990s. Ex West Country, UK, collection. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology. -
Western Asiatic Green Glass Bottle
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With tubular body and applied domed shoulder with short, flaring neck; iridescent surfaces. 29 grams, 54 mm high
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.
