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LOT 1169
Mesopotamian Grey Mottled Stone Macehead
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (406 grams, 71 mm).
Oblate in profile and drilled vertically to accommodate a wooden shaft.
ProvenanceEx 1990s collection and with a central London gallery.
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Western Asiatic Glass and Silver Bead Necklace
1st millennium A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Restrung, composed of brown oblate Indian glass beads with silver melon beads between; garnet and blue glass spool-shaped bead finials. 94 grams, 57.5 cm
Previously acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman. Ex property of a Californian, USA, collector. -
Large Iranian Ceramic Plate with Enthroned Shah
Early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
With running foliage border enclosing a scene with a bearded Shāh sitting on a four-legged throne with lion-head finials and flanked by two attendants; flowers and other details in the field. 1.24 kg, 34.1 cm wide
Ex private collection, Belgium. with d'Arts d'Orient et Orientalisme, Paris, France, 1 June 2015, no.73. Ex Weber Kunsthandel, Cologne, Germany, 2015. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12131-218137. -
Sasanian Carnelian Stamp Seal with Antelope
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Plano-convex in profile with intaglio ibex with its legs folded beneath the body; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.54 grams, 11 mm
Ex P Chapman collection, 1980s-1990s.