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LOT 1105
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Standing Animal Beads
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (4.08 grams total, 16 mm each).
Amuletic pendant pair, each a crouching dog with raised collar and looped tail forming the suspension ring. [2]
Provenancewith Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968.
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Includes a copy of the original 1968 invoice.
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LOT 1105
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Standing Animal Beads
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Mesopotamian Black Stone Kohl Container
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Bifacial rectangular container with suspension loops and three tubular chambers, hatching to the edges and herringbone borders; obverse with low-relief scene of an altar and two worshippers wearing pointed caps and belted tunics; reverse with faravahar winged disc above two worshippers with arms raised flanking a bowl with raised stand. 130 grams, 72 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12255-221936. -
Old Babylonian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With frieze of figures in a courtly presentation scene. 1.54 grams, 12 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Chariot Terret Ring Pair
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Each a sturdy ring with spike finials. 85 grams total, 84-97 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
