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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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Large West Central Asian Bronze Decorative Bird of Prey Mount
Circa 1000-200 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Depicting the head of a bird with a large loop on the reverse, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Decorative 'Badge' of Bronze 48 x 42 x 14 mm. This is flat, with a loop on the back, through which would be threaded a strap or cord so that the object would decorate the person or animal to which it was attached. The object depicts the head of a bird of prey in a flat engraved surface, with big eye, beak with curving end, and projections above the head. The neck has a ruff consisting of seven 'rays' ending in circles, four pointing one way, three the opposite way and joining in the middle. This comes from eastern Iran or west central Asia and dates to c. 1000-200 B.C. There is chipping of the end of the beak and of one of the circles, and the piece is a little worn and bent, but it is generally in good condition.' 14.8 grams, 48 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
4th-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £25
Comprising: frieze with three robed figures flanking a hatched column; two ibexes contending with looped necks, standing bird behind; deeply cut linear image of rearing ibexes; shallow-cut image of a hero with raised arm fending off a winged gryphon, star in the field; frieze with facing hero wrestling two rearing beasts; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 28.7 grams total, 18-32 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Calligraphic Inscription
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £10
Comprising a D-section hoop expanding towards the shoulders, a raised oval bezel with a two-line cursive Kufic inscription. 8.28 grams, 22.88 mm overall, 17.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
