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LOT 1001
Western Asiatic Agate Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
27 1/8 in. (86 grams, 69 cm).
Composed of spherical beads interspersed with smaller metal beads; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx collection of a late London, UK, collector, 1970s.
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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Early Achaemenid Carnelian Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
550-450 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With a dynamic frieze composed of a large bird, possibly an ostrich, running and looking back towards human-bodied winged bull, the anthropomorphic creature (possibly depicting Lamassu) wearing a crown and drawing a bow aiming it at the escaping bird, a small bird on the foreground; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.28 grams, 18 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. 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. -
Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Agate Calligraphic Gemstone
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
The hoop decorated with elaborate floral motifs, two stamps to the inner face; oval bezel set with a dark brown agate intaglio engraved with densely arranged calligraphy arranged around a central medallion, notched border. 27.52 grams, 32.26 mm overall, 20.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. 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 Ceramic Mould
Early 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A discoid coarseware mould with two recessed channels. 176 grams, 94 mm
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. 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.
