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LOT 0256
Elamite Segmented and Decorated Schist Vessel
3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/4 in. (753 grams, 11 cm wide).
Cylindrical with waisted profile and rounded underside, inner with central tube and four radiating partitions; band of hatched triangles flanking herringbone and ring-and-dot motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Mesopotamian Stone Weight Collection
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Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Victory
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The hoop expanding to form an oval bezel, intaglio image of a standing figure holding a staff, a rearing lion behind. 8.14 grams, 24.02 mm overall, 18.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Qajar Necklace with Gold Pendants
18th-early 20th century A.D. and earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £650
A restrung necklace composed of ancient faience beads of tubular and biconical types, with later gold dangles comprising fishes, crescent moons, pierced bracteates bearing a male bust in military dress, pear-shaped and pelletted pendants; hook-and-eye closure. 26.37 grams, 48 cm long
Fine condition.
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s.
