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LOT 1295
Large Judaean Lead Sealing with Menorah
CIRCA 2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (15.36 grams, 19 mm).
Discoid seal or weight with reserved menorah to one face.
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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Large Judaean Lead Sealing with Menorah
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Discoid seal or weight with reserved menorah to one face. 15.36 grams, 19 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Collection
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Mixed group including one with hands pressed together, one with arms spread wide and other types. 642 grams total, 9.5-13 cm including stand
Acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian and Other Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising a variety of beads mainly in carnelian and glass, including oblate, cylindrical, discoid and other types. 102 grams total, 5-15 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Carnelian beads were diffused in West from the Iranian and other Western Asiatic countries. During Antiquity, the beads were transported from their places of manufacture in India and Persian Empires, and archaeological and literary sources provide evidence of the high prosperity of the Red Sea ports as well as of their trade contact with the Indo-Pacific regions.
