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LOT 1703
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet and Bead Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 1 in. (33.39 grams total, 15.89-25.69 mm).
A mixed group including: two barrel-shaped with etched decoration, one seashell-shaped, one mother-of-pearl pendant shaped as a fish, another fish-shaped pendant in stone, and others. [14, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Elamite Carnelian Necklace with Silver Pendants
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Restrung group of tabular beads with interstitial carnelian annular beds, rectangular silver panels. 51 grams, 50 cm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Neo-Babylonian Agate Frog Amulet
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled in the round, crouching on a heater-shaped base. 3.76 grams, 17 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Holy Land Terracotta Vase
Early Bronze Age I, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Bulbous body with slightly flattened base and a trumpet-shaped neck. 360 grams, 12.4 cm
From a pre 1988 collection, thence by descent.
