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LOT 0972
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 5/8 in. (89 grams total, 2-15 mm).
Comprising glass, shell and stone beads of cylindrical, oblate, spherical and other types.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
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LOT 0972
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Amlash Terracotta Flagon
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Globular in form with flared cylindrical neck and integral handle with triangular projection; applied pellets either side, likely a zoomorphic representation, with incised vertical bands to the neck. 735 grams, 24.5 cm high
Ex Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. Ex private collection. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Horse Padlock
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Formed as a standing beast with decorative panels to the hips and shoulders, holes to the chest and head, bar with spur and second beast-head. 21.3 grams, 50 mm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. Ex property of a Suffolk collector. -
Bactrian Ceramic Vessel
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Formed as a chalice with broad everted rim, ribbed stem and splayed foot with rolled outer edge; remains of painted bands and chevrons to the foot and mouth. 1.7 kg, 26.5 cm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.