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LOT 1283
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
12 1/4 in. (5.44 grams, 31 cm).
Composed of tubular beads with a lozenge-shaped pendant, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Ibex Stamp Seal
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Compartmented seal shaped as a horned quadruped with a square body and curving horns, a loop on the reverse. 9.04 grams, 34 mm
Ex the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, acquired 1970-2000s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian Gemstone with Calligraphic Text
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rectangular type with chamfered edges, incuse Naskh legend; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.64 grams, 12 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising: a grey steatite seal with a geometric pattern; a concave grey steatite seal with a linear pattern; a black steatite seal with a zig-zag motif; a steatite seal with a man wearing a Syrian fur-trimmed skirt, a figure in a fringed skirt, partition, a frontal nude woman, partition, a figure in a skirt and a tree; a dark grey granite seal with three dashed figures; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 15.3 grams total, 12-19 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.6, 7, 19, 42, 68.
