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LOT 0922
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Other Necklace Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/4 - 1 1/2 in. (186 grams total, 6-37 mm).
Comprising beads of various types and sizes, including carnelian, quartz, agate and glass examples, together with spherical, oval, facetted, coin, drum and other shapes. [74]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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LOT 0922
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Other Necklace Bead Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
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Western Asiatic Glass Vessel Collection
8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Including cut glass molar flasks; chipped. 114 grams total, 27-51 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Engraved with a procession of human figures together with columns of text; drilled vertically for suspension. 6 grams, 22 mm
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Restrung designer necklace with elegant bead arrangement, comprising spherical white agate beads, oval banded agate beads, with later gold interstitial slender bicone beads; modern clasp. 82.5 grams, 64 cm long
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
