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LOT 1245
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 5/8 in. (84 grams total, 1-16 mm).
Comprising a quantity of small beads, mostly drawn coloured glass beads intended for embroidery.
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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LOT 1245
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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Sumerian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Female Figures
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Frieze of kneeling female figures with braided hair, each supporting an item on a raised hand: a chalice, a loaf(?) and a flame; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 14 grams, 28 mm
Ex S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s. -
Holy Land Terracotta Vessel with Mouflon Spout
Middle Bronze Age, mid 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With ovate body and tapering neck and socketed mouth, strap handle to rear, spout with mouflon detailing; mounted on a stand. 215 grams total, 12.5 cm high including stand
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. -
Large Western Asiatic Decorated Bronze Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Broad flat hoop with horizontal bands of hatching, pellets and rosettes; slightly flared ends with tendril and rosette motifs. 69.7 grams, 67 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.