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LOT 0897
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 3/4 in. (43.6 grams total, 2-20 mm).
Mainly pottery and some glass, annular, tubular, fusiform and other types. [100+, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Jemdet Nasr Type Stone Animal Amulet Group
3100-2900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Comprising two chert figures: a bovine with engraved details to the face, legs tucked under the body, series of pecked dots to the base forming geometric patterns, pierced for suspension; a mouse with engraved details to the face, back legs absent, series of pecked dots to the base forming a human figure pattern, pierced through body for suspension. 28.7 grams, 30-39 mm
London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. One with an old gallery sticker with inventory number 'ST66'. -
Western Asiatic Pink Marble Cylinder Seal with Antelopes
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With frieze of running quadrupeds in a landscape. 14.4 grams, 19 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Bone Doll's Face
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Modelled as a human bust with naturalistic facial features, almond-shaped eyes, furrowed brow, remains of narrow lips, fleshy nose, cheeks and chin, ornamented neck. 8.29 grams, 35 mm
From an important collection, by descent; seen and numbered by Professor Lambert in the 1980-1990s.
