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LOT 1215
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
16 1/2 in. (27.9 grams, 42 mm).
A restrung designer necklace comprising plano-convex, barrel-shaped, oblate and other beads, the centrepiece a pendant cone. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
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1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Three drum-shaped ceramic vessels each with a flared rim and flat underside, connected by spurs at the equator; painted linear motifs to the mouths, shoulders and sidewalls. 350 grams, 13 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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