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LOT 1060
Ancient Crystal and Carnelian Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1/2 in. (91 grams total, 2-14 mm).
Comprising spherical, irregular and facetted types. [59, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Seal Matrix
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
Pierced handle and incised starburst motif to the upper face of the matrix; intaglio motif of a recumbent beast with erect tail, foliate motif above. 9.4 grams, 19 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Seal Matrix with Lion
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
With stepped, pierced handle, intaglio motif of a stylised standing lion with a branch above. 11.18 grams, 18 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva. -
Sumerian Jemdet Nasr Type Blue Stone Animal
Late 4th-early 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
D-shaped in section, formed as a zebu with its legs folded beneath the body; five small ibexes to the reverse. 71 grams, 58 mm
Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent.
