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LOT 1048
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
14 in. (41.5 grams, 34.5 cm).
Restrung designer necklace with carnelian tubular, spherical, polyhedral and other beads, with a later Indian heart-shaped pendant. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
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Neo-Babylonian Bifacial Stone Stamp Seal with Animals
Circa 600-500 B.C. or laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Trapezoidal in profile with transverse piercing, one lateral face with intaglio scene of a rampant lion and an ibex looking backwards, staff between with crescent finial; underside with scene of a triumphant hero in a pleated gown with one arm raised, grasping the horn of a bull and with one foot placed on its rump, crescent moon above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 16.4 grams, 25 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Anatolian Kusura Type Marble Idol
Early Bronze Age II, circa 2700-2100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
With D-shaped body, tapering shank and disc finial. 26 grams, 99 mm
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. -
Western Asiatic Gold Openwork Pendant
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising an openwork body with two symmetrical pendants hanging from each corner, the pendants composed of a tubular coral bead with an arrow-like gold breloque below. 1.21 grams, 30 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. Accompanied by an old collection ticket.
