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9811

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

9951

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.

9953

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

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Provenance

private collection, England.

5653

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.

9830

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.

9828

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.

9818

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.

8614

Rare Tibetan Archaic Brown Jade Bead Necklace

Tibet
Archaic, probably before 12th century

circumference: approximately 66cm, weight: 334g

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Provenance

private collection, England

4215

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