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LOT 1140
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
13 5/8 in. (35.8 grams, 34.5 cm).
Restrung designer necklace with oblate, fusiform and irregular beads in agate, carnelian and other materials. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
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Western Asiatic Granulated Gold Bead Set
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Mixed group of granulated beads with different sized holes. 3.25 grams total, 5-10 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Large Western Asiatic Alabaster Cylinder Seal with Procession
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With frieze of advancing figures. 26.3 grams, 32 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection number 063. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
Late 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
With frieze depicting a hunting scene with a lion leaping to attack a kilted hero with a kopis supported by a small figure holding an arrow, a stag and a standing kilted attendant with two javelins; animals and objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.9 grams, 23 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.