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LOT 1209
Western Asiatic Mixed Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/4 - 1 3/8 in. (280 grams total, 6-34 mm).
Mainly bicones, spheres and oblate shapes. [133]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Stone Beads with Engraved Animals
20th century or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Two roughly spherical beads carved from a milky stone, both possibly engraved later, a frieze of animal and mythical figures, together with a single, apparently human, figure. 22.1 grams total, 20-22 mm
Collected since the 1970s. Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Agate Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung designer necklace comprising tubular, fusiform and irregular types in carnelian, banded agate and other materials. 47 grams, 36.5 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Ur III Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
Circa 2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Irregular fragment with remains of original surface bearing columns of cuneiform text. 106 grams, 73 mm
Acquired from Ancient Art, London, UK, in 1985. From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.