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LOT 1411
Western Asiatic Triple Gold Bead
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (0.39 grams, 12 mm).
Formed as three connected globular elements with filigree collars.
ProvenanceEx late Japanese private gentleman's collection, 1970-2010.
Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
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LOT 1411
Western Asiatic Triple Gold Bead
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Stone Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £56
With a broad squat body with carination and a flat rim to the mouth; basal ring. 396 grams, 11.6 cm wide
Ex London, UK, collection, 1988-1990s. -
Western Asiatic Steatite Seal with Animals
3300-2900 B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
Rectangular in plan and triangular in section with a median hole, flat face with incuse frieze of ibexes. 38.9 grams, 61 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Some stamp seals from the period of transition between Jemdat Nasr and the Early Dynastic Period of Ur represent animals, and some scholars suggest that they were probably used as pendants or amulets. The animals are somewhat simplified and often reduced to mere lines: a file of animals usually forms the basis of such a pattern. -
Western Asiatic Single-Handled Pottery Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a bulbous body with a flattened base, a wide funicular neck and a handle to the rear. 588 grams, 18.7 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s.
