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LOT 1424
Neo-Babylonian Hematite Duck Weight
CIRCA 800-600 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (14.1 grams, 30 mm).
Modelled in the round with its neck and head resting along the spine.
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1990s-early 2000s.
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LOT 1424
Neo-Babylonian Hematite Duck Weight
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Bactrian Carnelian and Agate Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Composed of tabular lozenge-shaped, biconial, spherical and facetted beads, restrung with a hook-and-loop clasp. 88 grams, 86 cm
Acquired in London, 1974. Ex K.M., London, UK. with Gorny and Mosch, Auction 252, 13 December 2017, no.357. with Gorny and Mosch, Auction 256, 26 June 2018, no.273. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cup
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Carved with a broad flat base, gently flared profile, rounded rim. 174 grams, 72 mm wide
Private collection, assembled in the 1950s-1970s, thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A circular intaglio with an inscription within a border; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.41 grams, 15 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London.
