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LOT 1279
Graeco-Persian Bronze Bracelet
4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
2 3/4 in. (37.1 grams, 71 mm).
A torc-shaped bracelet with round-section body, ribbed collar to the terminals ending in opposed deer heads with open mouths. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s.
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Western Asiatic Stone Implement
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Square in section with segmented body and forked end; possibly a yarn-winding tool. 50 grams, 10.6 cm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Holy Land Chalcedony Gemstone with Hebrew Inscription
Circa 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Oval, slightly domed body carved from translucent light blue stone, three lines of inscription within a simple border giving a personal name Aharon (Aaron) bar Hatzair. 1.24 grams, 16 mm
From the private collection of Rev. Nathaniel Evans, Worthing, Sussex, UK, thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Inscribed Stone Tablet
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Rectangular in plan with pointillé cuneiform text to both broad faces. 9.8 grams, 27 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. 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.
