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LOT 1098
Western Asiatic Multi-Coloured Glass Bead String
1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
8 5/8 in. (9.15 grams, 22 cm).
Restrung group of tubular beads with applied yellow glass trails. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in London, 1985.
Private collection, London.
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Western Asiatic and Other Terracotta Idol Collection
3rd-1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Anthropomorphic figures in various poses, two on ceramic stands. 560 grams total, 7.8-15 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. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Hardstone Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Including fusiform, oblate, biconvex and other types in carnelian, agate and other materials. 269 grams total, 7-28 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Proto-Elamite Silver-Gilt Kneeling Bull-Headed Anthropomorphic Deity
Circa late 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,460
Hollow-formed on a D-shape footprint, kneeling figure in striped robe draped around the body, arms held across the chest and abdomen with exposed hooves; arched neck with parcel-gilt bull's head and small goatee beard; suspension loop to rear of neck. 27.2 grams, 56 mm
Acquired by the previous owner on the London art market in the 1980s and kept in London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12413-225443.
