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LOT 1206
Achaemenid Banded Agate Elbow Bead
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (1.26 grams, 19 mm).
With an ellipsoid cap to each finial.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards.
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LOT 1206
Achaemenid Banded Agate Elbow Bead
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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South Arabian Alabaster Male Head
Late 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,222
Carved in the round with deep-set eyes and broad aquiline nose; hair and short beard modelled with stippled surface; slender neck; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.17 kg total, 18 cm high including stand
Formerly private European collection. with Christie's, New York, 7 December 1995, no.116. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12262-222127. -
Framed Ottoman Painted Miniature Leaf with Lion
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rectangular hand-painted panel mounted in a reveal to display both sides: Side A - crouching lion between five lines of calligraphic text; Side B - geometric motifs between blocks of calligraphic text; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 750 grams, 32.5 x 23.5 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Broad and squat with rounded sidewall and lip to the inner edge of the mouth. 280 grams, 18.3 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
