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LOT 1256
Western Asiatic Pale Stone Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
12 3/8 in. (13.13 grams, 31.5 cm).
Mixed group of beads restrung to a Y-shape. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Broad and squat with ring to the centre of the inner face. 168 grams, 13.3 cm
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Each a narrow barbed-and-tanged type with a thick midrib. 180 grams total, 10.2-15.7 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Sumerian Black Stone Face Amulet
Uruk/Jemdet Nasr Period, circa 3500-2900 B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £390
Carved in the half-round with large eyes and ears; drilled depression above the head and beneath the chin. 4.6 grams, 19 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. Accompanied by a description from Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz.
