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THE HEIRS OF THE BILLY BRANCH COLLECTION ARE NOW INVITING OFFERS!!!

With the imminent distribution of proceeds from the sales of items in the Billy Branch estate, the heirs
are inviting offers. Though already heavily discounted, the family has asked that I note its willingness to
consider any offer for a listed item in the Branch collection: Pre-Columbian art pottery; unique Native American
pawn pieces; Chinese zoomorphic cloisonnee forms; and a variety of other special collectibles. Bill had a good
eye, and this opportunity to purchase a fine piece at your price is seldom seen. To see all items in the Branch
collection, simply type the letters 'BB' into the search link on any page and all of Bill's listings will come up.

ANCIENT GOLD EARRINGS, INDO GREEK OR KUSHAN Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Metalwork: Pre AD 1000   item# 286394 (stock# WJF.0378)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $3800.00  This extraordinary matched pair of ancient gold earrings (WJF378) was found in the desert sands of northern Afghanistan in the area known as BMAC (Bactria Margiana Archeological Complex) sometime during the Russian occupation. Tentatively assigned to the Indo-Greek or Kushan period, c.300BC-500AD, they are in overall good condition with some expected denting, but little loss of their original full-bodied appearance. Measuring about 2” in length and inset with turquoise that appears to be origina ...click for details

ANCIENT BRONZE BRACELET, HITTITE: EX HEFLIN Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Metalwork: Pre AD 1000   item# 348649 (stock# AXH.0230.7)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $600.00  From the estate of the world traveler, Dr. Allen Heflin, this heavy bronze bracelet (AXH230.73) was acquired in Turkey and attributed to the Hittite Empire, c.2nd Millennium BC. Measuring just shy of 3 ½” in outside diameter, the heavy bronze bar is well patinated and sparsely coated with a patchy encrustation that can be at least partially flaked off with a finger nail. Both ends of the open bracelet are decorated with the head of an animal that has dragon like attributes. The faintest remnant ...click for details

ANCIENT BRONZE SNAKE HEAD BRACELET, ASSYRIAN Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Metalwork: Pre AD 1000   item# 339461 (stock# 97.3HD)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $300.00  This 2 ½” wide cast bronze wire bracelet (97.3HD) has been identified as Assyrian dating into the 1st millennium BC. In overall very good condition with no significant metal loss, the surface of the bracelet is heavily patinated and encrusted with a layer of copper salts and a few patches of mud. The bracelet could probably be cleaned for contemporary wear, but the surface would almost certainly be heavily pitted. From Syria, the bracelet comes with a small display card, a map of the Middle East ...click for details

TWELVE ANCIENT BACTRIAN RELICS, AFGHANISTAN Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Metalwork: Pre AD 1000   item# 472652 (stock# BACTRIA)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  The twelve assorted and individually priced antiquities in this group (97.57HD; 97.280HD; 100.11 and 12HD; 100.63HD; 100.68DHD; 100.167E and GHD; and 100.253M, AP, FH and HHHD) were all found in the Bronze Age kingdom of Bactria during the Russian occupation. Located in the northern deserts of Afghanistan, the relics in this interesting and rare group all date somewhere from the 3rd to 1st Millennium BC and include the following stone and bronze types: arrowheads, mace heads, spear points, jewel ...click for details

ANCIENT GOLD EARRINGS, AFGHAN, PRE-ISLAMIC Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Metalwork: Pre AD 1000   item# 286401 (stock# WJF.0413)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $1950.00  This remarkably well-preserved set of ancient hollow high karat gold earrings (WJF413) came out of Afghanistan during the Russian occupation. In dented condition, they have been adapted for modern wear with gold studs. Measuring 1 1/8” across, and 1 ¾” from the bottom to the top of the original ear loop, the earrings are believed to date into the Pre-Islamic period sometime during the late first millennium BC to the middle first millennium AD. The ‘gems’ are garnet-colored glass beads. A fine ex ...click for details

BRONZE DRAGON HEAD BRACELET FROM BACTRIA Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Metalwork: Pre AD 1000   item# 295663 (stock# 97.56HD)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $1300.00  This beautifully crafted, almost 1¼ pound bronze circlet (97.56HD) was found during the Russian occupation in the ancient oasis kingdom of Bactria located in the deserts of north Afghanistan and now known as BMAC (Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex). Heavily patinated and encrusted with copper salts, it is a spectacular example of the early bronze worker's art. Dating c.2500-1500BC, and almost certainly too heavy to have been worn as a bracelet, the ends are formed into 'dragon head ...click for details

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