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LOT 1627
Achaemenid Blue Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
15 1/8 in. (7.9 grams, 38.5 cm).
Composed mainly of oblate beads with larger beads forming the central feature, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Scaraboid Seal with Aramaic Inscription
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Plano-convex in section with three rows of incised ornament to the underside. 9.32 grams, 16 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian Cylinder Seal with God Lamassu
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Frieze depicting a lamassu in profile advancing towards a tree with crescent above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.54 grams, 14.1 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal with Wolf
Circa 3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With possibly later frieze of an advancing wolf beneath a crescent moon 11.85 grams, 24.10 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
