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LOT 2132
Cylinder Seal Electrotype Group
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 1 3/4 in. (250 grams total, 36-46 mm).
Of academic interest, copper-coated lead seal impressions including presentation scenes, combat scenes, court scenes and others; some with cuneiform text. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenancePossibly made by the British Museum.
From a West Country, UK, private collection.
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Agate and Glass Bead Collection
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Post Medieval Carved Nacre with St George
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Carved nacre panel with reserved image of a horseman among trees deploying his spear with both hands. 62 grams, 10.5 cm
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Miscellaneous Vintage Pin Badge Collection
Circa 1980s A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Including 'Chile Vencera', 'Was the last owner of your coat murdered?' and other types. 41 grams total, 25-63 mm
From the private collection of a S.W. London gentleman, acquired in the 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
