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LOT 1374
Large Western Asiatic Silver Bracelet
1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
4 in. (141 grams, 10.3 cm).
Penannular type with polyhedral terminals, blocks of pointillé detailing and hatching. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s.
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Akkadian Green Jasper Cylinder Seal with Seated Figures
Circa 2300-2200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £749
Showing a divine drinking scene; accompanied by a museum quality impression and a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Green Jasper, 23 x 13 mm. Two seated figures face each other. On the right is a male, wearing a flat cap on his head, and a long robe to the feet with a deep fringe at the bottom. He is holding up a flat cup. The figure on the left is female, bare-headed, but wearing a similar long garment with fringe at the bottom, alos a fringe where the fabric overlaps from the waist down. Both figures hold up the same type of cup. Between them stands a servant, in a similar long robe and with bare head, holding a mace at the waist. In the sky there is a star and lunar crescent. A tall slender tree serves as a terminal. This is a Akkadian seal, c. 2300-2200 B.C., from Mesopotamia or a neighbouring region. In view of the flat cap on the male the figures are no doubt divine, and this is then a divine drinking scene. This seal is in excellent state of preservation.' 6.31 grams, 23 mm
From the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.P18. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in August 1992 and an old photograph. -
Western Asiatic Mould-Blown Glass Perfume Bottle
9th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
In iridescent glass with squat body and hexagonal-section mouth; facetted body with impressed ring detailing. 13.2 grams, 33 mm
Ex collection of the late Mr S. M., London, UK, 1970-1990s. 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. -
Western Asiatic and Other Bronze Artefact Group
Circa 1st millennium A.D. and laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising: the body of a bow brooch, a kite-shaped mount with a fish, a beast-head mount or finial, a Late Roman military belt strap end of 'amphora' type; a stamp seal with an ibex, and others. 76 grams total, 16-52 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
