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LOT 1209
Sasanian Carnelian Gemstone with Portrait
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.49 grams, 12 mm).
Oval-shaped with an engraved profile bust of a bearded man wearing a headdress. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
Private collection, London.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace String
2nd-1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung group of melon, biconvex, faceted and other beads in stone and ceramic. 28.5 grams, 35.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Aramaic Pendant Seal Matrix
Early 1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Discoid in plan with lug to upper face and suspension loop; underside with incuse pellets to the rim surrounding a tondo with two lines of incised text. 10.77 grams, 24 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12717-233043. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
19th - 2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Including triangular, leaf-shaped, barbed, paddle-shaped arrowheads with a flat, comparatively wide mid-rib, and others. 271 grams total, 5.8-10.7 cm
Ex London art market, 1980-1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Some of the represented arrowheads (paddle-shaped) were typical of the Old Babylonian Empire. The shoulders were pronounced and the arrowhead had a rectangular-section tapering tang. This simple form was popular throughout and are comparatively common finds in the Holy Land.
