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LOT 1281
Western Asiatic Silver and Stone Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
11 3/4 in. (31.2 grams, 30 cm long).
A restrung string composed of alternating carnelian and quartz beads interspersed with silver pomegranate-shaped beads, a large lozenge-shaped bead at the centre.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Babylonian Black Stone Inscribed Duck Weight
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £111
Rectangular in section with cuneiform inscription to the upper face. 3.92 grams, 20 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Urartu Decorated Bronze Chalice
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
With pedestal foot and rib above, bowl with repoussé collar to the equator, guilloche below; mouth with hatched vandykes at the shoulder. 255 grams, 14.6 cm wide
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman, Mayfair gallery, 1990s. -
Large Azerbaijan Hasanlu Tepe Pottery Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £675
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with Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK, 1974. Private collection, London, UK.