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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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Sassanian Gemstone with Standing Bull
Circa 400-600 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Ellipsoid banded agate gemstone with intaglio standing bull, crescent above the shoulders; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.25 grams, 17 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Luristan Bronze Cloak Pin
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
With median piercing and ribbed detailing, conical finial; the surface with areas of corrosion, the very tip absent; old collector's label '10355'. 23.2 grams, 12.2 cm
Private collection, London, UK; acquired on the UK art market 1970s-1980s. -
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli and Carnelian Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £468
A restrung designer necklace composed of cylindrical lapis lazuli beads and seven large orange carnelian beads with extended collars, rock crystal spacer beads in between. 52.2 grams, 68 cm
Ex French gallery, 1970-1990. Paris collection, France.
