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LOT 1318
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/4 in. (40.9 grams, 44 cm).
Composed of alternating tabular and oval beads interspersed with small tubular beads; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London art market.
Property of a North 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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Luristan Bronze Spearhead
1200-1100 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With ovate blade, central rib and curved shoulders, the lozenge-section long shaft tapering towards the end, rectangular tang with bent tip. 267 grams, 34.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. 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.
The spearhead represents a slender variant of type 1 of Khorasani classification. The type 1 was characterised by the bent tang. It was the evolution of a typology which began much earlier in Mesopotamia and the fertile crescent, the type 4 of the Stronach classification, with straight tang and square section, usually thickened at the base with a button tang. -
Elamite Carnelian Necklace with Stamp Seals
Late 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Restrung necklace of tubular and fusiform carnelian beads with annular spacers; drum-shaped dangles each with an incuse motif to the underside. 78 grams, 53 cm long
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12537-231965. 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. -
Luristan Bronze Bowl
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Of low profile with rounded base. 232 grams, 16.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. 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.
