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LOT 1245
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone Bead Necklace String Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
14 1/8 in. (9.14 grams total, 36 cm each).
Two restrung groups of annular types in various shades of green. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, collection, 2000s.
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Anatolian Gold Ring-Shaped Idol
4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Sheet gold ring with repoussé annulet and band of pellets, T-shaped suspension. 2.79 grams, 35 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12424-226930. -
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising triangular types with thick midrib, heater-shaped, leaf-shaped, and other types. 263 grams, 10 - 18 cm
Ex London art market, 1980-1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
One category of the represented arrowheads has a sharp, flat blade, the ends of which extend to form wings or barbs, and a prominent midrib extending into a long tang that often has a stop; the blade shape varies from deltoid to more triangular. Another form has no barbs, but it has a prominent midrib extending to the tang, and a narrow leaf-shaped blade. -
Mesopotamian Cream Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With slightly carinated equator to the globular body and tubular shaft. 417 grams, 96 mm
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery.
