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LOT 1479
Elamite Brown Stone Stamp Seal Fragment
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (10.45 grams, 30 mm).
Rectangular type with incuse animal frieze to the underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Neo-Babylonian Stone Duck Weight with Loop
Circa 700-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Carved in the round as a duck with its head laid back along its spine; pierced and set with a bronze suspension loop. 153 grams, 68 mm
Private collection, USA and Switzerland, acquired in 1994; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Stone Scaraboid Seal Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Each plano-convex in section, two with incuse design to underside. 12.07 grams total, 15-21 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Pale Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Restrung group of graduated diamond-shaped beads. 42.9 grams, 50 cm
From a London gentleman's collection, 1995.
