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LOT 1093
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Bead Necklace
10TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
30 3/4 in. (214 grams, 78 cm long).
Restrung designer necklace; composed of graduated melon and other beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
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Western Asiatic Rock Crystal and Other Necklace Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £364
Including facetted, amorphous, spherical, oval and other types; most polished and all drilled for suspension. 54 grams total, 6-14 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Marble Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
With large central hole, incised frieze of a seated figure offering a cup to a figure in floor-length garment, second figure behind him in a tiered robe, canine and scorpion to the rear. 17 grams, 31 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.04. London collection, 2016. -
Sassanian Stone Stamp Seal Collection
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Each plano-convex in form and drilled for suspension, engraved motifs to base including a winged horse, leaping quadruped, scorpion and an eagle with spread wings; stones including agate, haematite, a pink stone (possibly dolomite) and a mottled green stone. 12.09 grams total, 12-14 mm
Collected since the 1970s. Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
