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LOT 1131
Western Asiatic Mixed Hardstone Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/4 - 1 in. (269 grams total, 7-28 mm).
Including fusiform, oblate, biconvex and other types in carnelian, agate and other materials.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Sumerian Alabaster Cosmetic Dish
Mid 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Featuring a shallow rounded bowl supported by three beast feet, possibly depicting reclining lions; inked inscription to the underside: '88.349', probably recording an acquisition date of 1988. 21.9 grams, 35 mm
Ex Mayfair gallery pre 1999. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card. -
Large Holy Land Trans-Jordan Terracotta Bowl
Early Bronze Age, 3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
With wide body and low foot, decorative impressed-point band with four low lugs below the rim, undulating line at the foot. 1.6 kg, 24 cm wide
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Mesopotamian Bronze Blade
2100-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Leaf-shaped with prominent midrib, cylindrical neck with flared base, square-section tang with expanding turned finial. 142 grams, 25.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The type belongs to the category of tripartite lances with long pointed biconvex blade and single bevelled tang. In this typology the blade, of rhomboidal section, is usually well balanced. The stem, medium or short, is widened at its base and forms a fairly clean stop.
