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LOT 1326
Achaemenid Light Blue Glass and Faience Bead Necklace String
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
15 5/8 in. (19 grams, 39.7 cm).
Composed of mixed graduated beads, central feature with a large annular faience bead; 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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LOT 1326
Achaemenid Light Blue Glass and Faience Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Slightly flared tubular body with everted rim. 452 grams, 10 cm
From a collection formed before 1990. Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 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. -
Large Luristan Bronze Spearhead
14th-10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With rounded shoulders and square-section mid-rib running to the tip; short tang. 185 grams, 43 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. 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.
The spearhead belongs to the type VI spearhead of the Khorasani classification. It is characterised by a long blade and short tang, slightly rounded shoulders and pronounced midrib. Similar weapons were excavated by Prof. Negahban in the royal cemetery of Marlik. -
Neo-Assyrian Stone Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £585
With a male attendant kneeling on each side of a sacred tree, winged sun disc above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 15.5 grams, 38 mm
From the collection of the late S, London, UK, 1970-2000. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, 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.
