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LOT 1157
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Snake Pin-Head and Encrusted Bead
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (50.6 grams, 10 cm).
Comprising: a lapis lazuli bead with a high-relief figure of a snake in sinuous coils, head poised to strike, with eyes formed as turquoise annular beads; a bronze columnar handle; a tabular banded agate bead; all three bound together by the bronze corrosion products.
Provenancewith Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968.
Ex London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Accompanied by a copy of the original 1968 invoice.
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LOT 1157
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Snake Pin-Head and Encrusted Bead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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Large Bactrian Agate Bead Group
Circa 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising of tubular and biconical beads. 54 grams total, 30-50 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, England. -
Elamite Bronze 'Pineapple' Macehead
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A hollow-formed tubular neck with flared rim and segmented collar, bulb above with deep latticework effect, tapering finial with trumpet-shaped flange collar. 273 grams, 12.6 cm
Acquired in the mid-1980s to early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Sumerian Black Stone Face Amulet
Uruk/Jemdet Nasr Period, circa 3500-2900 B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £390
Carved in the half-round with large eyes and ears; drilled depression above the head and beneath the chin. 4.6 grams, 19 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. Accompanied by a description from Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz.
