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LOT 0276
Ancient Large Gold Bead Collection
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 5/8 in. (6.88 grams total, 6-15 mm).
Mixed group including collared melon, melon, biconical, and one spherical bead. [10]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Frit Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With incised design of a standing figure in fringed garment drawing his bow against an antelope, fronds in the field. 11 grams, 37 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.072. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
With frieze depicting a figure in ankle-length robe drawing a bow towards fleeing winged animals, serpents below; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.11 grams, 17.83 mm
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. -
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Bactrian Bifacial Stone Amulet with Bird and Lion
Circa 2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Rectangular with lentoid cross-section, pierced through the centre; one side with a stylised bird with spread wings; the other side with a standing lion on a hatched background, facing with a voluminous mane. 18.6 grams, 35 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
