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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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Western Asiatic Frit Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With incised design of a standing figure in fringed garment drawing his bow against an antelope, fronds in the field. 11 grams, 37 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.072. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Fish Amulet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Modelled in the round with incised scale detailing, annular eyes and open slit mouth; pierced through the dorsal fin. 8.4 grams, 33 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Stone and Shell Bead Necklace
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Restrung with two central feature beads; composed of graduated beads of various types of stone, glass and shell. 18.9 grams, 46 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.
