Loading, please wait...

Western Asiatic White Stone and Shell Bead Collection Western Asiatic White Stone and Shell Bead Collection Western Asiatic White Stone and Shell Bead Collection
Use mousewheel to zoom in and out, click to enlarge
Details

LOT 1322

Western Asiatic White Stone and Shell Bead Collection

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1/8 - 3/4 in. (14 grams total, 2-18 mm).

Group of fusiform, cylindrical, rectangular and other beads. [123, No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Private collection, Harwich.

CONDITION
VETTING:

TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process


AUCTIONS:

TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.

LOT 1322

Western Asiatic White Stone and Shell Bead Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

Print page

RELATED LOTS
  • Western Asiatic Glass and Silver Bead Necklace
    Western Asiatic Glass and Silver Bead Necklace
    1st millennium A.D. and later

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

    Restrung, composed of brown oblate Indian glass beads with silver melon beads between; garnet and blue glass spool-shaped bead finials. 94 grams, 57.5 cm



    Previously acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman. Ex property of a Californian, USA, collector.

    Lot Details

  • Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel
    Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel
    9th-8th century B.C.

    Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)

    Opening Bid: £200

    Bulbous body with four stub legs, tall neck and internal strainer, tall scooped edge to the rim, loop handle to the rear; body and neck painted with geometric motifs, red paint on the base and legs. 1.16 kg, 32.3 cm



    UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.

    Artefacts from Amlash date from the late second millennium B.C. through to the Partho-Sasanian period, with most dated to the 9th and 8th centuries B.C. Zoomorphic drinking or ritual vessels are abundant in Amlash pottery and usually feature depictions of animals common to that region. Such vessels have been recovered across Mesopotamia and Anatolia, and they were known as Bibru. They were produced as ceremonial drinking vessels, dedicated to specific deities, but they might also have served as drinking vessels for the social elite and royal family members.

    Lot Details

  • Western Asiatic Painted Channel Spouted Terracotta Vessel
    Western Asiatic Painted Channel Spouted Terracotta Vessel
    8th-9th century A.D.

    Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)

    Opening Bid: £100

    With basal ring, bulbous body, loop handle and long pouring lip with strainer and thumb-pad; hatched and scrolled painted decoration. 292 grams, 17.7 cm



    UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.

    Lot Details

Stay up-to-date with the latest from TimeLine Auctions by joining our mailing list