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LOT 1405
Cypriot Type Gold Flower Bead
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3/8 in. (0.72 grams, 10 mm).
Formed of three domed layers of petals with applied filigree edges, small pellet to the centre, loop to the reverse; not found in Cyprus.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Opening Bid: £100
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Canaanite Bronze Bearded Warrior God Holding Mace
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,420
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Almond-shaped with columns of cuneiform text to one broad face and one edge. 14.55 grams, 37.4 mm
Private collection, Jerusalem, assembled in the 1970s-1980s. European private collection, acquired in 1998. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
