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LOT 1260
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Group
13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/2 - 3 3/4 in. (289 grams total, 33-95 mm).
Including barbed-and-tanged, leaf-shaped, tongue-shaped, and other types. [50]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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.
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Neo Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Seated Goddess
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Plano-convex with chamfered sidewall, with incuse engraved image of a seated female holding a flower; Bivar notes in his detailed description: 'Queen, or more probably a goddess, crowned and seated to front on a throne, extending in her left hand a lily...'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 4.72 grams, 19.94 mm
with Christie's, London, 13 June 2000, no.517 [Part]. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note typed and signed by A.D.H. (David) Bivar. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. 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. -
Ancient Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Restrung group of graduated tubular, annular, fusiform and other beads in stone, shell, and ceramic beads. 20 grams, 50 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s. 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.
Similar beads were found in the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi (for example those of Nimrud’s Queens) probably originally composed as wide collars with multiple strands. -
Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
An assorted colourful mix of glass, stone and faience beads, including some larger feature beads. 58 grams total, 1-25 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 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.
