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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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Mesopotamian White Marble Animal Amulets
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising: profile addorsed bear and bear-cub heads; two sheep's heads. 15.8 grams total, 17-33 mm
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. 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 Stone Stamp Seal Group
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising: rectangular plate with man and horse scene; rounded plate with man and bird; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 28.8 grams total, 25 mm each
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 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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Western Asiatic Bronze Blade
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With a short tang and long blade with swept shoulders, raised midrib. 454 grams, 52.2 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. 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.
In the last ninety years, many such tanged blades have been considered coming from production centres of North-West Iran, like Amlash and Marlik, where similar specimens were found. Without context an accurate dating is impossible, but the shape recalls the rapiers of Bronze Age or Early Iron Age.
