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LOT 0852
Western Asiatic Mixed Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 1/8 in. (194 grams total, 7-30 mm).
Mixed group of bicones, ovals, rounded, oblate and other types. [104]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Judaean Lead Seal with Menorah
Circa 2nd century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
The menorah design impressed to one face; impression of textile to the reverse. 3.9 grams, 13 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic White Stone Bead Necklace
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung, composed of small, pale stone or shell smoothed cylinder beads. 10.5 grams, 44 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. -
Luristan Bronze Votive Animal Group
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Model horses each with splayed legs and a stub to the rump (to accept a rider figure?). 52.4 grams total, 34-40 mm
Private collection formed in the 1990s. Acquired from a central London gallery. Property of an Essex gentleman.