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LOT 0241
Mesopotamian Silver Cylinder Seal with Two Registers
13TH-12TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (5.57 grams, 16 mm).
Tubular in form with large hatched panel above and frieze of standing beasts below; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceEx S collection, London, UK, 1980-1990.
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Opening Bid: £400
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8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising a barrel-shaped banded agate bead suspended vertically with a loop and collar above; a gold fusiform pendant below. 1.05 grams, 23 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
The pendant structure shows affinities with three beads of a necklace from Kition (MLA 1742/34, 6, 7) made of high carat gold-alloy, and obtained by joining two hemispheres, each one embossed out of thick plate. The upper hemisphere is pierced at the top, where a small round suspension loop is inserted and fused. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Faience Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £130
Mixed shapes comprising mainly lapis lazuli beads and spacers mixed with terracotta beads from Africa. 44 grams total, 2-35 mm
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1980-1990.
