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LOT 1086
Sassanian Cut Glass Bottle
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (147 grams, 93 mm).
With wheel-cut facets to the body, cylindrical spout reduced due to damage.
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed from 1970-1980s.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Including biconvex, tubular, conical, tabular and other types. 195 grams total, 6-31 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Jemdet Nasr Period Cylinder Seal Group
3100-2900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising two examples from the Jemdet Nasr Period, one white limestone with three rows fish; a second pink limestone with cross-banded hatching; accompanied by a third Early Dynastic example circa 2700-2500 B.C., in grey limestone with contest scene, with a male figure between two rampant antelope. 9.69 grams total, 12-19 mm
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. -
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Bactrian Banded Agate Stone Pendant
1st millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Crescentic in profile with hole to lower edge. 18.31 grams, 55 mm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
