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LOT 1278
Mixed Ancient Necklace Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 3/4 in. (66 grams total, 2-46 mm).
Comprising a quantity of lapis lazuli, glass and stone beads, including some larger collared tubular beads and a floral bead. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a bead collection formed in the 1990s.
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Old Babylonian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With frieze of figures in a courtly presentation scene. 1.54 grams, 12 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Decorated Bronze Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising a round-section shank and opposed finials with braid detailing. 21 gramss, 60 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Achaemenid Silver Bracelet Pair
Circa 6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Group of two penannular bracelets, each a round-section bar with clubbed ends. 44 grams total, 58 mm each
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.