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LOT 1733
Western Asiatic White Stone Bead Necklace String
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
14 in. (6.7 grams, 36 cm).
Composed mainly of oblate, annular and other beads, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 1733
Western Asiatic White Stone Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Sasanian Brown Stone Stamp Seal with Flower
3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With reserved roundels and lozenges to the upper face, flower and leaf motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.74 grams, 17 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Sumerian Shell Amulet
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Fragment of a carved zoomorphic plaque with a suspension hole at the shoulder and ring-and-dot motifs along the flank; old collector's card 'Sumerian 3rd millennium B.C. Shell amulet in form of a stylised recumbant [sic] animal. Eyes represented by roundels similar on body & drilled for suspension. 60 x 35 mm (max). Similar amulets have occured [sic] at Tel Hadidi & have been dated to 2300 BC. Last auction prices £300-370 each)'. 13.1 grams, 52 mm
Acquired from John L.Homan, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s. Accompanied by an original, old handwritten collector's information card. -
Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of oblate and other beads, restrung. 20.78 grams, 44 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
