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LOT 1149
Achaemenid Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
15 in. (5.55 grams, 38 cm).
Composed of mainly oblate and annular beads with larger beads as a central feature; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Ziwiye Faience Lion Figurine
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Opening Bid: £833
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Atigh Gallery, UK. with Aaron Gallery, acquired from the above on 23 February 1984. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Niello
12th-13th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
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