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LOT 1233
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Faience Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 3/8 in. (44 grams total, 2-35 mm).
Mixed shapes comprising mainly lapis lazuli beads and spacers mixed with terracotta beads from Africa. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Hong Kong collection, 1980-1990.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Hook
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With suspension loop, rectangular-section shank, recurved lower body with ribbed cross-section, acorn finial. 61 grams, 10.9 cm
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. -
Luristan Bronze Ibex Amulet
1000-700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Standing modelled in the round with head erect, curved horns, pierced at the shoulder. 16.1 grams, 33 mm
Private collection, Mr. A.A., London, acquired in the 1970s. with Bonhams, London, 8 May 2013, no.229 (Part). -
Holy Land and Other Terracotta Pottery Group
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Including globular jars, bowls, vases, a polychrome glazed base and other items. 12.95 kg total, 2-30 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980-1990s.
