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LOT 1232
Neo-Elamite Silver Brooch Pair
CIRCA 700 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (20.4 grams total, 33-34 mm).
A group of two arm-and-hand brooches each with ribbed collars to the shank and the catchplate formed as a stylised hand. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Western Asiatic Black Stone Stamp Seal with Processional Scene
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Rectangular in plan with frieze depicting a seated figure, two bovines in two registers, a facing female and facing male with a cross-headed shaft, two bovines in two registers, a standing figure; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 18.9 grams, 52 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Turquoise and Black Banded Agate Necklace
3rd century B.C. and laterEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Graduated group of restrung tubular and fusiform beads with later gilt-metal interstitial collars; centrepiece of three large banded agate tubular beads; S-hook and eye closure; with custom display box. 53.22 grams, 51.5 cm long
Ex Swiss collection, kept in London since the 1980s. -
Western Asiatic Amethyst Scaraboid
1st millennium BC.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
With conical upper face, underside with border enclosing an incuse palm tree with monkeys climbing up the trunk. 2.07 grams, 15 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1969-1999.
