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LOT 1100
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
13 1/4 in. (26 grams, 33.5 cm).
Graduated group of tubular, annular, biconvex and other beads with fusiform bead centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Gold Bell-Shaped Pendant
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Hemispherical with loop to the inner face to accept a clapper. 3.85 grams, 23 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
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. -
Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal with Throne Scene
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Carnelian seal with intaglio frieze of a robed figure seated on a throne and holding a wreath with one arm raised towards a standing figure wearing a tunic and longer robe with one arm raised and holding a sceptre towards a spear with streamers and a figure facing him in a long robe with hands held out; pellets and objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.75 grams, 21 mm
Acquired in the 1970s. Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.
