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.jpg "Greek Marble Head of Dionysus")
.jpg "Roman Veined Marble Torso of an Athlete")
.jpg "Large Middle Elamite Cylinder Seal of Kidnu, Chief Overseer of King Tan-Ruhurater II")
.jpg "Mesopotamian Torch Bearer Stand with Lion Tamer")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Group of six crystal melon beads. 7.05 grams total, 9-10 mm
From an old English deceased estate.
Acquired on the London art market in the early 1990s.
Property of a London, UK, collector.
From an old English deceased estate.
Acquired on the London art market in the early 1990s.
Property of a London, UK, collector.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Tubular with slightly flared profile, rounded rim, five circumferential ribs above the equator. 3.6 kg, 20 cm wide
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
.jpg "Western Asiatic Stone Beads with Engraved Animals")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Two roughly spherical beads carved from a milky stone, both possibly engraved later, a frieze of animal and mythical figures, together with a single, apparently human, figure. 22.1 grams total, 20-22 mm
Collected since the 1970s.
Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
Collected since the 1970s.
Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Square-section rectangular bottle with columnar neck, iridescent surface. 28.8 grams, 55 mm
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Biconvex in profile with rounded undeside, flared rim to the mouth; band of hatched ornament to the shoulder with pierced bird head-shaped lugs, remains of two ledge handles. 149 grams, 99 mm wide
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising three bracelets: one annular with overlapping finials coiled around the shank on opposite sides; two coiled bracelet sections with a carnelian bead to one end. 20.9 grams total, 34-39 mm
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Ellipsoid banded agate gemstone with intaglio standing bull, crescent above the shoulders; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.25 grams, 17 mm
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Oblate in form with vertical piercing, one half segmented, and a band of text to the other side, zigzag to the underside. 13.5 grams, 23 mm
From an old English collection, 1990s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
From an old English collection, 1990s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Biconical in profile with rounded ends, drilled for suspension. 16.2 grams, 31 mm
Ex Gilles Grimm collection, Paris, France.
Acquired circa 2005-2010.
Property of a French collector.
Ex Gilles Grimm collection, Paris, France.
Acquired circa 2005-2010.
Property of a French collector.
Comprising two rectangular-section penannular shanks with applied pellet clusters and incised herringbone lines. 12.4 grams total, 26-27 mm
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
.jpg "Mesopotamian Shell Bead Necklace")
Comprising a restrung group of discoid beads. 111 grams, 60 cm long
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
.jpg "Old Babylonian Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Haematite with a standing naked female facing frontally, a male worshipper wearing long robes and cap, hands raised in prayer, facing a male figure wearing sash and kilt, round cap on head and dagger tied to waist; rectangular panel with three columns of cuneiform text. 7.6 grams, 19 mm
From the Rihani family collection, formed 1970-1980s.
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
From the Rihani family collection, formed 1970-1980s.
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
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