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LOT 0225
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Fish Beads
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (2.48 grams total, 20-21 mm).
Matched pair of beads, each a fish with triangular dorsal fin, carved scale and eye detailing, pierced longitudinally. [2]
Provenancewith Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968.
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Accompanied by a copy of the original 1968 invoice.
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Seljuk Bronze Belt Fitting with Lion
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Mesopotamian White Stone Frog Amulets
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £240
Each a frog with legs splayed carved in the round, one pierced laterally and the other longitudinally. 21 grams total, 28-34 mm
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.