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LOT 1301
Achaemenid Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
CIRCA 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
24 in. (12.8 grams, 61 cm).
Restrung group of annular, oblate, melon and other beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Miniature Book with Qu'ranic Prayers
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Leather-bound, hexagonal-trimmed pages with handwritten texts in black and red ink, first four pages decorated. 9.64 grams, 30 mm
Acquired in the 1970s. Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection. -
Western Asiatic Signed Bronze Calligraphic Vessel
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With basal ring, tall tubular neck, flared rim; scroll foliage detailing to the rim and shoulder, fluted neck, interlace roundel and calligraphic band to the equator; base restored, rim partly absent, holes to shoulder and lower body; base restored, possibly a marriage. 3.1 kg, 37 cm
Fair condition, base restored, rim partly absent, holes to shoulder and lower body.
Property of a Hampstead gentleman; from his family collection formed since the 1970s. -
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Circa 1925-1595 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
With a central male deity (Marduk) in a Hittite gown facing right, holding a mace, facing a supplicant goddess in formal kaunakes, her right hand extended with the waters of Ea flowing from it; crescent moon above, between the figures a pillar and a flower, before na'ga, two supplicants attend with formal dress, possibly some ancient re-cutting; accompanied by a custom-made display stand and a museum-quality impression. 6.00 grams, 20.85 mm (50 grams total, 84 mm high including stand)
Ex Bedfordshire estate collection assembled during the early to mid 20th century. Ex RH collection, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, UK. Ex Helios Gallery antiquities, Wiltshire, UK. Accompanied by an original Helios Gallery certificate of authenticity with stock reference no.H2934d. Accompanied by a copy of a letter of attribution from antiquarian Phil Jones.
