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LOT 0230
Neo-Assyrian Rock Crystal Pendant in Decorative Gold Setting
CIRCA 900-600 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (15.43 grams, 34 mm).
Polished plano-convex crystal gem in sheet gold cell with two bands of herringbone braid to the sidewall and five more to the loop, applied granules at the junction with the cell.
ProvenanceFrom a North American gentleman's collection, 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13373-259034.
Cf. Gansell, A.R., ‘Dressing the Neo-Assyrian Queen in Identity and Ideology: Elements and Ensembles from the Royal Tombs at Nimrud’ in American Journal of Archaeology Volume 122, Number 1, 13 December 2017, pp.65-100, fig.7.
FootnotesRock crystal beads were found in Tomb I of the Assyrian Princess in Nimrod. In the same graves were found crouching monkeys, recumbent bulls, seals depicting a nude Ishtar and other seals, all carved from rock crystal.
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LOT 0230
Neo-Assyrian Rock Crystal Pendant in Decorative Gold Setting
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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