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LOT 1120
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/4 - 1/2 in. (9.82 grams total, 7-13 mm).
Comprising beads of various shapes and sizes, including some granulated examples. [12]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card.
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LOT 1120
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Collection
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic and Other Terracotta Vessel Group
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Including aa drum-shaped jar, cup with carinated profile and other items. 3.5 kg total, 4.5-19.5 cm
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Red Agate Necklace
Late 1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Graduated group of restrung tubular and fusiform beads with later gilt-metal interstitial collars; centrepiece of two large oval beads and an oblate-shaped bead; S-hook and eye closure; with custom display box. 27.20 grams, 48 cm long
Ex Swiss collection, kept in London since the 1980s. -
Amlash Terracotta Bull Rhyton
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Comprising a bulbous body with three stub legs, vertical filler spout with strap handle to the rear, bull-head finials on an arched neck with exaggerated horns and bronze rings to the ears; two short divergent spouts to the chest; with museum-style restoration. 1.7 kg, 29.5 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12259-218637.