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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)
Opening Bid
£1,000 (EUR 1,160; USD 1,350) +BP*
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Western Asiatic and Other Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Mixed group of beads, mainly in glass and stone. 136 grams total, 1-22 mm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Sumerian Black and White Stone Bead Bracelet
Circa 3000 B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of alternating white and dark beads, restrung with elasticated cord. 5.02 grams, 16 cm
Ex private collection, UK; formerly with Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, circa 1998. -
Large West Central Asian Bronze Six-Spoked Wheel Seal Matrix
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Openwork seal formed as a spoked wheel, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 43 x 43 x 12 mm. This is round, with flat face and flat back, on which a loop handle is mounted. The design, which is both compartmented and open-work, consists of a rosette, with six 'rays' off a central small circular band, and a plain outer band surrounded the whole, divided into 17 segments. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. There is some wear and denting, but the piece is generally in fair condition, the metal having been conserved.' 27.9 grams, 45 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered T-871, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
