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LOT 0310
Achaemenid-Phoenician Silver Framed Banded Agate Scaraboid
500-300 B.C.
1 3/4 in. (16.4 grams, 34 mm).
Biconvex in profile with incised winged-scarab motif to upper face; pierced longitudinally for stringing; later silver mount with granule clusters.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a late London gentleman; by descent 1970 onwards.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12425-225392.
Cf. Moscati, S., I Fenici, p.377, for similar; a finger ring in the British Museum under accession no. 1872,0604.25 features a similar but more ornate scarab in a plainer setting.
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LOT 0310
Achaemenid-Phoenician Silver Framed Banded Agate Scaraboid
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,990
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Western Asiatic Gold and Carnelian Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Comprising a graduated group of tabular carnelian beads with interstitial collars of gold granulation and some moulded glass hexagonal tabular-shaped beads; centrepiece a biconvex oval with speckled surface; restrung. 56.8 grams, 42.5 cm long
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous cataloguing card. -
Western Asiatic Chalcedony Bead with Aramaic Inscriptions
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Scaraboid in profile, angular inscription to underside; chipped. 3.6 grams, 19 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Inscribed Bronze Hand Pendant
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
In the form of a hand with fingers held in a gripping position against the top of the palm; possible enigmatic inscription to the palm; simple detailing delineating each finger; collared arm and suspension loop. 42.6 grams, 50 mm
Acquired before the early 1970s. Ex London, UK, gallery. Property of a London gentleman.
