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LOT 0275
Achaemenid Solid Electrum Bracelet
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
1 5/8 in. (20.8 grams, 41 mm).
Penannular in form and tapering to each end with incised hatching.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1993.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, 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 Bracelet
10th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £45
Penannular in form with large polyhedral terminals. 224 grams, 85 mm
Acquired before 1978. Private collection, UK. 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. -
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £130
Restrung assemblage composed of variously shaped beads, some amuletic; central feature a bifacial fly-shaped pendant. 89 grams, 56 cm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. 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. -
Syrian Grey Stone Cylinder Seal with Figure Holding Fish
Circa 2600-2300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Description of Cylinder Seal of cream/grey stone, 25 x 11.5 mm. Human figure, holding up large fish 9?), faces huge bird, behind which a stag is standing. The whole scene and deep cutting is typically Syrian c. 2600-2300 B.C. Clearly some mythological events are being portrayed, but this is not a common type and so far we cannot explain it. Condition is fine.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.6 grams, 25 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in October 1987. 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.
