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LOT 0968
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal and Amethyst Bead Necklace
10TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
23 5/8 in. (82 grams total, 60 cm long).
Restrung designer necklace composed of graduated amethyst and quartz beads of fine facetted and smooth shapes including biconical, cubes and others. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
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LOT 0968
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal and Amethyst Bead Necklace
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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Large Western Asiatic Limestone Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With frieze of a hero fighting with two beasts. 25.9 grams, 31 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.057. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Frog Amulet
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £182
With a flat cross-section, a suspension loop drilled through the head. 2.38 grams, 21 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection. -
Amlash Bronze Openwork Ring
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With broad plaque formed as two undulating bars within a bilinear frame. 4.89 grams, 23.52 mm overall, 19.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
From the private collection of a Bristol, UK, gentleman. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection since 2005.
