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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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Canaanite Standing Male Statuette
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
A bronze figure of a male standing wearing a conical cap with a thick brim; his arms bent and legs straight; attachment peg beneath the feet; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 70 grams total, 10 cm high including stand
From a French collection. Paris gallery, 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with Turquoise
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A gold pendant composed of a central gold stem with loop finial and coiled sleeves, a coral bead between two filigree beads with granules between plain bands, triangular turquoise pendant. 1.54 grams, 33 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
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.
