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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 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. -
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Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Figures
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With frieze of standing figures, fronds, vases, scrolls, birds and other items. 2.13 grams, 15 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.030. London collection, 2016. -
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Sassanian Carnelian Stamp Seal
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of a small plano-convex body engraved with a ritualistic figure or symbol to the base; drilled for suspension. 1.19 grams, 10 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
According to some scholars, these seals originated as brands for cattle and contain elaborated hereditary notes. According to others they could represent monograms or Neshan (rank badges) or rank insignia. The crescent can be also associated with Zoroastrian shrines.
