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LOT 1559
Western Asiatic Mixed Amulet and Bead Collection
3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 in. (40 grams total, 4-27 mm).
Including a barrel-shaped banded agate bead, two teardrop-shaped pendants with engraved motifs, and others. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureSee Negahban E.O., Marlik: The Complete Excavation Report, 2 vols., Philadelphia, 1996, pl.60, for similar beads used on necklace.
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LOT 1559
Western Asiatic Mixed Amulet and Bead Collection
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic and Other Pale Blue Stone and Glass Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed mainly of small annular and oblate beads with a lozenge-shaped pendant bead and a small shell suspended from underneath, restrung. 8.52 grams, 36.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Oil Lamp Collection
Circa 11th-13th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: an oil lamp with a bulbous body, raised rim and an elongated spout; an oil lamp with a conical, ribbed body and a strap handle; an oil lamp with a separate central reservoir surrounded by sloping walls with a pinched spout and a strap handle. 325 grams total, 85-94 mm
One from an old Nottingham, UK, collection. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by one previous catalogue information slip. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Chalice
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With broad bowl and stepped lip, barrel-shaped shank and disc base. 443 grams, 17 cm
Ex North West London specialist collection of pottery, 1990s.
