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LOT 1208
Mesopotamian Multi Spiral Gold Pendant Bead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (0.31 grams, 11 mm).
Comprising a tubular body with a pair of applied wire spirals to each side.
ProvenanceEx 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.
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LOT 1208
Mesopotamian Multi Spiral Gold Pendant Bead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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3500-3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,053
With a tapering rounded body and two looped eyes at the upper angles. 109 grams, 58 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 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 Amber-Coloured Prayer Beads
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Composed of forty-one spherical beads with two oblate beads, and a large minaret bead with two tassels to the bottom. 54 grams, 58 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. 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. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With frieze of robed figures in profile with faravahar above and objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.85 grams, 24 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. 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.
