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LOT 1437
Western Asiatic Ornate Gold Bead
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/4 in. (0.44 grams, 8 mm).
Composed of two hemispheres connected with a double filigree band, each hemisphere with four projecting bosses surmounted by granules.
ProvenanceEx late Japanese private collection, 1970-2010.
Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
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LOT 1437
Western Asiatic Ornate Gold Bead
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Holy Land Terracotta Footed Bowl
Bronze Age, 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With steep walls and a low flaring foot. 653 grams, 19.7 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Featuring a tubular, ridged centre bead with triangular granulated projection above and below. 0.48 grams, 11 mm
From a late Japanese gentleman's collection, formed 1970s-2010. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance. -
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Deity and Beasts
Circa 1500 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Showing a crescent moon and a standing beast, unusual filler motifs including a snake, an altar and a seated deity with a fringed skirt; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.65 grams, 20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.50.
