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LOT 1039
Mesopotamian Stone Disc Necklace Bead Group
CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 1/2 in. (60 grams total, 3-13 mm).
Comprising a quantity of small, mostly disc-shaped beads, in pale alabaster; each pierced for stringing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Agate Stamp Seal with Animal
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Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Throne Scenes
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
With low-relief carved scene of two addorsed bearded figures on thrones, tree between them, amphora with drinking straws held to the mouth of each figure. 14.4 grams, 29 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.051. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.07. London collection, 2016.
