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LOT 0851
Western Asiatic Stone Bead Necklace String
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
22 in. (95 grams, 56 cm long).
Graduated designer group of agate, crystal, glass and other beads, biconvex, tubular, drop-shaped and other types, the centrepiece a large annular bead. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Stone Ladybird Amulet
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Plano-convex body with incuse pellet 'spots', facial details. 6.5 grams, 22 mm
Ex old English collection. London art market, pre 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Ordos Bronze Belt Buckle with Lion Attacking a Doe
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Rectangular openwork panel with lioness biting the neck of a doe in a foliage setting; hook to one short edge; mounted on a custom-made stand. 234 total, 12.2 cm wide including stand
Private collection, UK, acquired 1986. Acquired from Chiswick Auctions, London, 11 December 2018, lot 131. Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK. Accompanied by the original catalogue page and a copy of the original invoice. -
Western Asiatic Glass and Stone Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: two large lozenge-shaped carnelian beads; a cylindrical lapis lazuli bead; a later oblate agate bead; two roughly oblate carnelian beads; a teardrop-shaped unpierced amber specimen; and three later oblate beads in blue glass. 17.8 grams total, 8-23 mm
UK private collection formed 1970s-1990s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
