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LOT 2349
Western Asiatic Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 in. (41.9 grams, 43 cm).
Composed of biconical beads interspersed with metal collars, five scarab-shaped feature beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, art market 1990s.
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LOT 2349
Western Asiatic Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Post Medieval Bronze and Other Artefact Group
Circa 16th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: a large circular mount fragment depicting a classical scene; an edge fragment from the same mount; a button with an eagle; a silver coin; a mount depicting a nude boy emerging from a flower; a kneeling figure holding a basket on their head with a socket above and below; a figurine of god Pan with his arms raised. 235 grams total, 13-78.4 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Post-Classical Green Glass Cameo of Man
19th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Modelled in the half-round bust of a youth with curly locks of hair. 0.72 grams, 13 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Moche-Sican Style Gilded Ear Spools with Warriors
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £85
Each with a gold surface and red-brown cinnabar colouration; the spools are discoid with raised bands and a capped and pierced central cylindrical neck to the reverse; the discs present almost identical scenes of a standing warrior wearing a headdress and holding a club and shield; in the style of the Lambayeque Valley, circa 200-500 A.D. 173 grams total, 10.7 cm each
Formerly acquired before 1950. From the collection of Mr Razeto, acquired in the 1950s-1960s. Ex private American collection, circa 1960s. Acquired from Gloria Lisset Reyes Garcia, Florida, USA. From the private collection of Mr Michael J. Vaupel, Miami, USA.
The age of the Moche people has been lauded as the 'Master Craftsman Period' by archaeologists. Alongside other developments and innovations, the Moche excelled at metalwork, such as this pair of earrings, which may have been worn by high-status men or women. The pair would likely have been deposited as grave goods. The Moche culture existed between 200 and 850 AD, before the advent of the Inca. Although they never formed a single centralised political entity, they built thriving cultural regional centres stretching from the Nepeña River Valley in the south to the Piura River, close to the modern border with Ecuador, developing coastal regions into fertile farmlands and exploiting the maritime resources of the Pacific Ocean's Humboldt Current.
