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LOT 1139
Western Asiatic Stone Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 3/4 in. (108 grams total, 4-19 mm).
Comprising several hundred mixed small beads, mostly round or tubular forms, in red carnelian and other materials; all pierced for stringing. [478]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Large Western Asiatic Decorated Bronze Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Broad flat-section penannular band with bands of punched pellets, solar discs, herringbone and other ornament. 72.6 grams, 70 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Seal with Cross
4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Carved in the round, ellipsoid in plan with handle formed as a recumbent beast; underside with incised hatching; incised cross to one edge of the handle. 124 grams, 64 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Luristan Bronze Snake-Headed Bracelet
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Substantial D-section hoop with hatching at the ends and incised ring-and-dot eyes. 282 grams, 78 mm
From a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
