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LOT 1315
Western Asiatic Shell Bracelet
NEOLITHIC, 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (107 grams, 12.2 cm).
Annular panel cut from a large mollusc shell, domed in section. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Sumerian Shale Disc Bead Necklace
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Composed of discoid beads, some slightly larger; restrung. 125 grams, 48 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Mixed group of tubular and other beads, coils, end-caps and other items. 4.42 grams total, 1-10 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Fragmentary Cuneiform Barrel with Coin Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising: a fusiform ceramic bead with impressed cuneiform text in four columns; group of twenty-seven bronze coins and fragments; in old cardboard soap box with handwritten legend inside lid 'Bought from an old beggar Arab at Murood, in desert'; wrapped in fragments of old English-language newspaper dated March 31, 1928. 145 grams total including box, 1-56 mm
Early 20th century private collection, acquired March 1925. Subsequently Simon Chorley Art & Antiques Ltd, Gloucestershire, 23rd September 2010. Private collection, acquired from the above. In a box marked 'Found by ourselves in Desert at Murmood (?) March 1925'. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
