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LOT 1261
Nabataean Decorated Red Pottery Dish
CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
5 1/8 in. (97 grams, 13 cm).
Broad and of low conical profile with inturned carinated rim, basal ring; painted pattern of fronds and pellets.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of terracotta pre 1988, London and Geneva.
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Dark green agate with contest scene comprising two rampant animals each being stabbed by a standing male with facing bearded beast-man and another animal to the rear. 40.5 grams, 37 mm
From the Rihani family collection, formed 1970-1980s. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. -
Akkadian Agate Cylinder Seal with Inscription
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Figural panel with a female in profile wearing tiered robe and with arms drawn up to the chest facing a male wearing a short jacket open at the hips; between them a dog with one foreleg raised; four columns of cuneiform text. 7.29 grams, 26 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent. 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 Ancient Bead and Gold Element Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
A restrung designer necklace comprising carnelian tubular beads, gold annular spacers, granulated collars, carnelian, turquoise, agate and other dangles; on a later old chain. 17.48 grams, 44.5 cm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
