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LOT 1177
Western Asiatic Agate Amulet Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 1/8 - 1 3/8 in. (18.7 grams total, 29-34 mm).
Including lozengiform type pierced longitudinally, and two rectangular plaques with lateral lobes pierced transversely. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a resting lion pierced at the midriff and a rectangular plaque with incised grid markings. 13.3 grams total, 22-36 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Torc
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a tapering round-section body with hooked terminals. 53 grams, 14.8 cm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Sassanian Tapestry Fragment with Ducks and Horses
7th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Rectangular tapestry panel with repeating designs of a circular border with reserved hexagons enclosing the head and neck of an advancing horse in profile, opposed pairs of ducks with curled wings; mounted on a wooden-framed fabric backing. 365 grams, 34.6 x 25.6 cm
Acquired from Esther Fitzgerald Rare Textiles, London, UK. Property of a North American gallery.
