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LOT 0980
Western Asiatic Stone Butterfly Bead Necklace String
4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
22 1/2 in. (25.6 grams, 54 cm long).
Restrung designer group of butterfly-shaped steatite beads with a feature pendant with two oval and one oblate bead.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 0980
Western Asiatic Stone Butterfly Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Rectangular in plan with angled upper faces and transverse piercing; incuse design of an ibex and vegetation; chlorite. 20.1 grams, 42 mm
Ex Paris collection. French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Composed of graduated mainly biconical agate beads, two pairs of collared spherical gold beads and a pair of larger spherical gold beads flanking the central feature bead; restrung with a modern hook-and-loop clasp. 50 grams, 45 cm long
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic White Stone Bead Necklace
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung; composed of small pale stone or shell smoothed cylinder beads of various shades and types. 12.1 grams, 66 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
