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LOT 1190
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
19 1/4 in. (33.8 grams, 49 cm).
Composed of coin-shaped and tubular beads interspersed with metal spacers, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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LOT 1190
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Bronze Kneeling Priest with Sacred Ram Statuette
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Diorama on a L-shaped base depicting a ram standing with a shackle to one foreleg attached to a stub pillar, bowl by the forelegs, kneeling kilted male to the side with a pot on his lap, hands clasped, mouth open; attachment lugs to the underside. 155 grams, 58 mm wide
Property of a London gentleman; in the family collection since the 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13311-258232.
According to some scholars, the ram should be considered a symbol of farreh, an important Iranian concept sometimes translated as ‘glory’ or ‘charisma’ that mythical kings needed to rule and heroes to defeat their enemies. -
Luristan Bronze Cloak Pin
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With tapering shank and segmented head, bands of hatched and other ornament, pierced to accept a ring. 60.6 grams, 16.6 cm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An oval intaglio with a calligraphic inscription. 1.27 grams, 16 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London.
