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LOT 1125
Bactrian Stone Column Idol
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
24 1/2 in. (6 kg, 62 cm).
Fusiform in profile and circular in section with rounded ends.
ProvenancePreviously in the Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK.
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.
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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LOT 1125
Bactrian Stone Column Idol
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Hemispherical in profile with stepped inner rim above a repoussé frieze of horned monsters each wearing a kilt and linking hands with his neighbours; below, a bilinear band enclosing a bull-headed figure sitting with legs crossed on a rectangular mat(?). 121 grams, 15.2 cm wide
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Western Asiatic Carnelian Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £167
Composed mainly of biconical and barrel-shaped beads with a biconical banded agate feature bead at the centre; restrung with a modern clasp. 70 grams, 53.5 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. -
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12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Incised Kufic inscription in high cut oval gemstone, set into a later hollow-formed ring with central stud to the bezel. 12.92 grams, 28.32 mm overall, 19.55 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. 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.
