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LOT 1231
Urartu Bronze Bracelet Pair with Beast Heads
9TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
2 7/8 in. (119 grams total, 72 mm each).
Each a round-section shank with opposed beast-head finials. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Other Necklace Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising a group of mixed beads of various forms and in a variety of mostly natural stones and materials; each pierced for stringing. 134 grams total, 5-28 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Bactrian Copper Stamp Seal with Ibex
Late 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Ibex-shaped seal with segmented body and long horns, facing right, standing on all four legs; mounted in a modern wooden frame with fabric backing. 220 grams total, 17.8 cm including frame
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Property of a London gentleman.
The object belongs to a large class of compartmented seals, characteristic of this area. These stamps were frequently produced in either copper or bronze and would feature distinctive figural or geometric patterns such as floral and cross motifs, or animals such as goats, snakes, scorpions and mythical beasts. The wild goat or markhor or ibex Shumashti Siru, was a tribal animal subject to representation on the most ancient Bactrian seals. -
Western Asiatic Gold and Bead Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Gold wire dangle with agate, pearl, glass and other beads. 2.44 grams, 53 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s.
