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LOT 1003
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
22 in. (89 grams, 56 cm).
Restrung assemblage composed of variously shaped beads, some amuletic; central feature a bifacial fly-shaped pendant. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
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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Early Achaemenid Carnelian Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
550-450 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With a dynamic frieze composed of a large bird, possibly an ostrich, running and looking back towards human-bodied winged bull, the anthropomorphic creature (possibly depicting Lamassu) wearing a crown and drawing a bow aiming it at the escaping bird, a small bird on the foreground; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.28 grams, 18 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late 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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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace String
2nd-1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung group of melon, biconvex, faceted and other beads in stone and ceramic. 28.5 grams, 35.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. 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. -
Transjordan Holy Land Terracotta Bowl
Early Bronze Age I, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Deep conical body with narrow foot, three sets of applied bosses to the shoulder. 1.56 kg, 29 cm wide
From the collection of a gentleman, Geneva, before 1988. 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.
