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LOT 1061
Phoenician Stone Bead with Symbols
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (13.5 grams, 23 mm).
Oblate in form with vertical piercing, one half segmented, and a band of text to the other side, zigzag to the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old English collection, 1990s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Cappadocian Cylinder Seal with Standing Figures and Lamma
Circa 1900-1800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Haematite with four standing figures; accompanied by a section of an old typed scholarly note on a collection of 61 seals, typed and unsigned, by W. G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cappadocian, c. 1900-1800 B.C. Hematite. Figure with axe over shoulder and holding symbol facing (i) figure holding different symbol, (ii) Lamma, and (iii) worshipper; bird, "vessel" and "ball staff".' 4.28 grams, 17 mm
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Luristan Cosmetic Horse Pin Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Comprising: horse finial pierced at the shoulder and with flange to the rump; similar with splayed legs. 76 grams total, 10.6 - 14 cm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
