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LOT 1214
Large Bactrian Banded Agate Elbow Bead
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
3 1/4 in. (60 grams, 82 mm).
Formed as a large triangular bead with cut edges.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, England.
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Western Asiatic Carnelian Scaraboid Seal with Bull
Late 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Rectangular in plan with pyramidal upper face, incuse bull and cow motif. 7.54 grams, 25 mm
Acquired in 2001. Private collection, Europe. -
Fatimid Opaque and Clear Glass Juglet
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Mould glass, comprising a clear glass equator with incuse guilloche design; domed blue glass base with impressed pellets; similar shoulder and neck with trumpet-shaped mouth and strap handle. 92 grams, 98 mm
Private collection, UK. -
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Niello
12th-13th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £455
With carinated hoop, heater-shaped plaques to the shoulders, hexagonal bezel with pellet to each angle and reserved calligraphic legend. 9.03 grams, 23.84 mm overall, 19.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
From a central European collection. Mr S.A., acquired in 1992. Thence by descent, family collection, since the late 1990s.
