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LOT 1250
Mesopotamian Bronze Duck Weight
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (41.9 grams, 31 mm).
Carved in the round with flared tail and had reversed, two T-shaped toggles to the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired over 40 years ago.
Private collection, London, UK.
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Babylonian Fragmental Weight with Inscription
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Plano-convex in section with incised cuneiform inscription to the flat face. 6.8 grams, 13 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Including oblate, barrel-shaped and other types. 4.99 grams total, 2-9 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. 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. -
Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £425
Restrung group of oval and other agate beads with interstitial spherical gold beads with granule clusters. 96.6 grams, 52.5 cm
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards.
