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LOT 0993
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 3/8 in. (125 grams total, 3-9 mm).
A mixed group of mainly glass, shell and stone beads of oblate and annular types.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
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Amlash Cage Pendant Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £152
A group of three bronze cage beads with suspension loops and openwork geometric ornament studded with pellets. 64 grams total, 75-79 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Gold Earrings
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £381
A matching pair of gold earrings, each composed of a tapering penannular hoop with a pendant formed as two graduated bulbs with pyramid granule finial. 2.47 grams, 31-32 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Urartu Vessel with Birds
Circa 7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,080
A copper-alloy vessel with tapering walls and everted rim, two raised circumferential ribs framing a frieze of engraved stylised birds standing right beneath arcades. 334 grams, 15 cm wide
Fine condition.
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s.
