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LOT 0263
Bactrian Bifacial Stone Amulet with Bird and Lion
CIRCA 2000 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (18.6 grams, 35 mm).
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.
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Composed of graduated mainly biconical agate beads, two pairs of collared spherical gold beads and a pair of larger spherical gold beads flanking the central feature bead; restrung with a modern hook-and-loop clasp. 50 grams, 45 cm long
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Ancient Large Gold Bead Collection
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Multi-Spouted Oil Lamp
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With hollow-formed bulbous body, three radiating nozzles each with a leaf-shaped lip, central filler-hole with hinge for a lid (absent), ellipsoid rod handle to the rear with bird-shaped thumb-pad; band of low-relief pseudo-text to the discus. 257 grams, 12.6 cm
Ex old English collection. London art market, pre 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.