Loading, please wait...
LOT 1059
Western Asiatic Silver Child's Bracelet Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 - 1 1/2 in. (20.9 grams total, 34-39 mm).
Comprising three bracelets: one annular with overlapping finials coiled around the shank on opposite sides; two coiled bracelet sections with a carnelian bead to one end. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Proto-Sumerian Terracotta Pictographic Tablet for the Distribution of Barley
Circa 3300-3000 B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Pillow-shaped tablet with dense cuneiform text to two broad faces and one edge. 130 grams, 82 mm
Private collection Mr S.A., acquired in 1994; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12116-218146. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Glass Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung designer necklace including biconvex, annular, melon and other types in graduated series. 18.1 grams total, 45 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
.jpg)
Sassanian Green Cut-Glass Cup
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,460
Translucent with a roughly U-shaped cross-section, graduated decorative wheel-cut facets composed of larger circles to the base, followed by smaller ovals, lozenges and fan-shapes towards the neck. 185 grams, 91 mm
London art market, 1986. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.11887-206403.
A bowl of this type, produced in Sassanian Persia, is displayed in the Shosoin shrine in Nara, Japan, an evidence of early trade links between Persia and East Asia.
