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Superb, Rare Strand of 32 Ancient, Varied, East Javanese ‘Jatim’ Glass Beads
East Java, Indonesia 600-800AD
length: 52cm, diameter of the largest bead: 2.4cm, weight: 273g
Provenance
private collection, Canada; acquired in the US in the early 1980s
Strand of Massive Indo-Tibetan Sulemani or Bhaisajyaguru Prayer Beads
Indo-Tibetan circa 12th century
circumference: 45cm, diameter of the largest bead: 3.8cm, weight: 521g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Large Strand of Ancient Phum Dzi or Carnelian Beads with Pema Raka Bead
Tibet, Burma circa 12th century
circumference: approximately 102cm, length of the largest bead: 5.2cm, weight: 583g
Provenance
private collection, England.
Necklace of Manabi Terracotta Spindle Whorls
Pre-Colombian Manabi Culture, Ecuador 500BC-500AD
length: 68cm, weight: 104g
Provenance
Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a superb collection of ethnographica.
Six Ancient Islamic Folded Glass Beads
Middle East (probably Egypt or Syria) for the African Market (probably Mali) 900-1200 AD
length: between 1.2 and 2.4cm, diameter: 1.2 and 2cm, combined weight: 36g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Five Early Islamic Middle Eastern Glass Beads for the African Market
Middle East (probably Egypt or Syria) for the African Market (probably Mali) 900-1200 AD
diameter: between 1.3 and 1.9cm, length: between 1.3 and 2.1cm, combined weight: 25g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Indo-Tibetan Banded-Agate or Onyx Rosary Bead Strand (Subhah)
Khambat (Cambay), Gujarat, India Ancient
length of beaded segment: 40.3cm, maximum circumference: 90cm, diameter of the largest bead: 1.6cm, weight: 64g
Provenance
private collection, Canada. The collection was carefully assembled over the last 50 years.
Rare Tibetan Archaic Brown Jade Bead Necklace
Tibet Archaic, probably before 12th century
circumference: approximately 66cm, weight: 334g
Provenance
private collection, England
Two Western Shou Chinese Rock Crystal Beads
China Western Shou Period, 1046-771BC
length of tortoise: 3.8cm, height of tortoise: 2.2cm, diameter of disc: approximately 3cm, thickness of disc: 1.2cm, combined weight: 38g
Provenance
Estate of Seward Kennedy (1925-2015), UK