Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 1134
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 3/8 in. (5.21 grams total, 2-10 mm).
Including oblate, barrel-shaped and other types with applied granulation. [22]
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 1134
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
RELATED LOTS
-
Western Asiatic Polished Steatite Offering Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
With ribbed base and rim, radiating discoid panels to the equator. 654 grams, 95 mm
Acquired in the 1980s. From the collection of a North West London, UK, gentleman. -
.jpg)
Aramaic Lead Magical Text Scroll
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
A rectangular sheet-lead panel with columns of lightly incised Aramaic text; the sheet originally rolled tightly. 25.2 grams, 14.5 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
The item was possibly meant to be a defixio or curse tablet on which the malediction was recorded and then shut away (by being tightly rolled up) so that the victim could not find it or negate it. -
Fatimid Glass Gaming Piece
Egypt, circa 10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Barrel-shaped in profile in translucent olive-green glass, with deep shoulder and knop finial. 17.08 grams, 28 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1969-1999.
Probably intended for use in the game of backgammon.
