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LOT 1234
Achaemenid Turquoise Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
15 in. (10.5 grams, 38 cm).
Composed mainly of graduated oblate beads with larger beads as the central feature, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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LOT 1234
Achaemenid Turquoise Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal with a Dromedary Camel and Inscription
5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Plano-convex in section with transverse piercing; incuse image on the underside of a charging dromedary camel inside a circular Sasanian inscription; supplied with a museum-quality impression; very rare type. 8.9 grams, 20 mm
From a privately held London, UK, collection from the 1990s. -
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
4th-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
Comprising: frieze with three robed figures flanking a hatched column; two ibexes contending with looped necks, standing bird behind; deeply cut linear image of rearing ibexes; shallow-cut image of a hero with raised arm fending off a winged gryphon, star in the field; frieze with facing hero wrestling two rearing beasts; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 28.7 grams total, 18-32 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Standing Figure
Circa 1500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Slender seal with a standing male figure holding a staff, flanked by five trees; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.63 grams, 14 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.52.
