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LOT 0234
Bactrian Gold Pendant with Agate Bead
4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
2 in. (14.6 grams, 50 mm).
Stepped frame with bands of granulation and four small suspension loops, inset oval banded agate cabochon.
ProvenanceYvette Raoux, Paris, 1960s-1980s.
Acquired by the current owner in 1989.
with Christie's, Ancient Jewelry, New York, 6 December 2007, no.466.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12977-243176.
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West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal Matrix with Walking Quadruped
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Discoid with large looped handle to the reverse; accompanied by typed and signed note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 22 x 20 x 26mm. This has a round, slightly concave face and a back which rises steeply to a stalk handle with pierced loop. The design on the face, done in intaglio, consists of a walking winged quadruped with tail raised. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2000-1500 B.C. It is a less common type, and the metal is sound.' 21 grams, 26 mm
Ex collection of a late London gentleman, 1990s. Accompanied by an original typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. 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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Rounded in profile and decorated with a dense frieze of wheel-cut facets. 187 grams, 96 mm
London art market, 1989. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12896-241337. -
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Opening Bid: £750
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Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12424-226930.
