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LOT 1027
Western Asiatic Twisted Bronze Bracelet
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/8 in. (21.8 grams, 60 mm).
Comprising a round-section twisted shank and tapering flat-section finials. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Large Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Hemispherical in section with incised concentric rings to the centre. 367 grams, 21.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Collection
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £975
Composed of graduated beads of various types of white stone, rock crystal, glass, coral and shell. 15.5 grams total, 2-15 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands. -
Mesopotamian Amethyst and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Restrung group of spherical amethyst beads with gold-clad tubular and pomegranate beads, centrepiece a square-section hatched gold bar with ribbed bulb finials. 37 grams, 58 cm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12269-221973.
