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LOT 1955
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Large Bead Necklace
20TH CENTURY A.D.
16 3/4 in. (83 grams total, 42.5 cm long).
Comprising a graduated series of restrung lentoid-section discoid beads with modern fasteners. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Western Asiatic Style Mixed Agate Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Composed of cylindrical dark beads alternating with larger light-coloured agate and chalcedony beads; restrung. 166 grams, 69 cm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Dogon Iron Multiple Oil Lamp Stand
Circa 19th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Iron flat-section shaft with three tiered cross-bars, the two lowest each with five iron lamp-bowls to the forward face; above, a U-shaped bar with a lamp bowl at each upper end; top of the shaft developing to an anthropomorphic torso with ellipsoid head and two narrow arms raised vertically; chain around the neck with hand-forged extinguishing spoon; mounted on a square base; Dogon, Mali, workmanship. 6.25 kg total, 132 cm including stand
From the private collection of Dr Hans-Joachim Koloss, Berlin, Germany, 1975-2002. Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany, auction 279, no.410. Accompanied by a copy of the Gorny & Mosch invoice and illustrated catalogue listing. Accompanied by a copy of the German cultural export licence. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The figure is probably a Nommo, a primordial ancestral spirit in Dogon cosmogony. A Nommo is usually considered to be amphibious, hermaphroditic and fish-like. They are typically depicted in Dogon art with a humanoid upper torso, and a fish-like lower torso and tail. -
Western Asiatic Style Agate Bead and Mount Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Comprising: seven keeled lentoid-shaped beads pierced through the underside; three domed with triple piercings on the underside; one flat biconical bead; one rectangular flat bead; one keeled tongue-shaped bead, pierced through each corner on the underside; some with remains of metal wire within the piercings. 133 grams total, 22-36 mm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
