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LOT 1113
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
20 in. (46 grams total, 51 cm long).
Graduated group of oblate, cuboid, annular and other beads with barrel-shaped centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Freestanding, with a pinched face, elaborate applied hairstyle, circular eyes and prick-decorated collar, hand clasped with palms to chest; repaired. 69 grams, 15 cm high
Acquired in the 1970s. Ex European private collection. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Graduated group of mainly annular and oblate beads in various materials, centrepiece a tabular stone with concentric circle motif to each face. 24.9 grams, 43.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung, composed of white circular beads of stone, shell, and glass, including biconical, irregular and other types. 19.4 grams, 48 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar beads were found in the excavations of the Royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi (for example those of Nimrud’s Queens) probably originally composed as wide collars with multiple strands.
