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LOT 1217
Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
20 5/8 in. (96.6 grams, 52.5 cm).
Restrung group of oval and other agate beads with interstitial spherical gold beads with granule clusters.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards.
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Ottoman Painted Miniature Map
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Plan-view map of a peninsula, the river indicated in dark blue with a fish, bather and ox; calligraphic captions. 34 grams, 33.5 x 23.5 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Broad and squat with rounded sidewall and lip to the inner edge of the mouth. 280 grams, 18.3 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
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Mesopotamian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Standing Figures
1900-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Cylinder with standing figures and animals, with red stone bead; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Hematite, 16 x 8.5 mm. The scene consists of four standing figures. Two face each other: a god in a short kilt and holding a mace at his waist while wearing a Gudea-type hat. Facing him is another god in a long robe raising one hand and extending the other. The other two figures both have frontal faces. The one, nude save for a double-stranded belt, holds both hands at the waist. The other wears a loin-cloth with hanging-down end and grasps a stick in one hand. There are three fillers: monkey, human head, and bird. This seal is from North-Western Mesopotamia, c. 1900-1600 B.C., and is a rare type. The state of preservation is good.'; accompanied by a museum quality impression. 3.30 grams, 16 mm
Anonymous French sale. Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
