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LOT 1289
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 3/4 in. (87.1 grams total, 2-21 mm).
Comprising a large quantity of variously shaped beads in lapis lazuli, carnelian, agate, glass and other materials.
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Francis, P. Jr., ‘Glass Beads in Asia. Part I. Introduction’ in Asian Perspectives Vol. 28, no. 1, 1990, University of Hawaii Press, pp.1-21, pl.I, for similar.
FootnotesGlass is the premier bead material. Invented in the Middle East around 2500 B. C., glass making spread slowly. There are mainly two types of beads, drawn beads (when the tubes are cut in a short segments, which are usually agitated over heat to smooth off the sharp edges) or wound beads (made by wrapping molten glass around a rock, stick or wire. Once the bead is built up, it can be further pressed or paddled into shape, placed in a mold, or decorated with other colours of glass.
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LOT 1289
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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Western Asiatic Grey Stone Mortar
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Drum-shaped in profile with rounded rim. 493 grams, 11.1 cm wide
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 Black Stone Altar Piece
1st millennium B.C.-1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Comprising a rectangular base with socketed underside, chamfered sides with lugs to the angles and middle of the long sides, gusseted median band, similar chamfered sides with lugs and deep socket to the upper face; usage wear and chip to rim. 2.88 kg, 20 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Property of a London gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12266-218640. -
Ottoman Bronze Calligraphic Seal Group
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
One ellipsoid with dense calligraphic text to the underside, the other octagonal with looser epigraphy. 7.59 grams total, 20-21 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
