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LOT 1421
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/4 in. (47.8 grams, 44 cm).
Composed of biconical beads interspersed with small metal beads and five scaraboids, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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Large Jemdet Nasr Type Cream Stone Geometric Cylinder Seal
Circa 3100-2900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Cylinder seal with two pairs of opposing triangular motifs with a hatched grid in between; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 19.09 grams, 38 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.3. -
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Group
1st millennium B.C.-1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: a black stone stamp seal with integral loop and hatched decoration on the underside; a fragment of a white stone seal showing the frontal part of an advancing ibex; a grey stone bead formed as a stylised bird; a red and light-green rectangular amulet pierced through the upper edge. 11.98 grams total, 15-23 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Glazed Terracotta Fertility Figure
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £56
Modelled in the half-round; D-shaped in section with applied black pigment detailing to hair and midriff; some iridescence. 23.2 grams, 92 mm
Ex private collection, London, UK, 1969-1999.
