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LOT 0863
Western Asiatic Stone Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
21 1/2 in. (21.33 grams, 54.5 cm long).
A restrung designer necklace composed mainly of cream-white coloured glass and some stone beads of spherical, biconical, barrel-shaped and other types, including two animal head beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Opening Bid: £200
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Babylonian Wheat Weight Collection
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
A mixed group of four stone wheat weights, comprising: one large, roughly biconical haematite example with one flat face; a pebble-shaped haematite weight with one flat face; a slender, haematite weight with flattened ends and one flat face; a smaller roughly biconical haematite example with one flattened face and flattened ends. 113 grams total, 17-48 mm
Acquired 1980s-1990s. H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK. -
Western Asiatic Silver Bracelet with Lion Head Terminals Holding a Menorah
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
An uncleaned silver bracelet composed of two decoratively twisted hoops, terminals formed as two facing lion (or lioness) heads supporting the bezel, a twisted roundel, in their mouths, central bifacial swivel plaque displaying a menorah flanked by letters 'W-T' on both faces; articulate join between hoops and animal heads. 40 grams, 73 mm wide
Acquired before 1988. From the collection of a deceased collector.
