Auction 155 – 5 - 9 March 2024
Greek, Roman, Egyptian & Other Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
Part 1: Tu, 05.03.2024, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 2: We, 06.03.2024, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 3: Th, 07.03.2024, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 4: Fr, 08.03.2024, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 5: Sa, 09.03.2024, from 1:00 PM CET
The auction is closed.
Part 2: We, 06.03.2024, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 3: Th, 07.03.2024, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 4: Fr, 08.03.2024, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 5: Sa, 09.03.2024, from 1:00 PM CET
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Description
Western Asiatic White Stone Bead Necklace
Circa 1st millennium B.C. Restrung; composed of cylindrical beads of various dimensions Cf. Hussein, M.M., Altaweel, M., Gibson, McGuire, Nimrud The Queen’s Tombs, Baghdad-Chicago, 2016, p.180, pl.18, lett.c,e, for similar bead necklaces made of a mixture of stones. 12.5 grams, 48 cm long (19 in.).
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. [No Reserve]
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Bidding
| Price realized | 40 GBP |
| Starting price | 5 GBP |
| Estimate | 30 GBP |
The auction is closed.
