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LOT 1169
Judaeo-Phoenician Stone Weight Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 - 1 1/4 in. (12.7 grams total, 19-33 mm).
Comprising: two biconical weights, one in haematite, the other in grey stone; a haematite weight composed of two adjoining biconical bodies. [3]
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Faience Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £130
Mixed shapes comprising mainly lapis lazuli beads and spacers mixed with terracotta beads from Africa. 44 grams total, 2-35 mm
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1980-1990. -
Mesopotamian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Healing Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
With intaglio frieze depicting two tall robed female figures with a sun-disc in mid-air between them and with a smaller figure holding a spear, to the rear a fruit-bearing tree and a third tall figure holding a long tool or weapon; border formed with three vertical lines and a row of triangles; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 33.9 grams, 39 mm
From a Cotswold, UK, collection; as seen and catalogued by the late Professor Wilfrid George Lambert pre 1990. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip. -
Nishapur Glazed Bowl with Ibex
9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Hemispherical in profile with broad foot, outer face with vertical streaks in brown, green and yellow; inner face with central ibex in profile with radiating flowers to the sidewall; some restoration; old Bonhams label affixed to the inside and two old labels to the exterior. 331 grams, 16 cm
Ex H.K. Monif, New York, USA. Acquired Bonhams, London, 5th December 2002(?), lot 151. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
