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LOT 1419
Western Asiatic Amber-Coloured Prayer Beads
20TH CENTURY A.D.
22 7/8 in. (54 grams, 58 cm).
Composed of forty-one spherical beads with two oblate beads, and a large minaret bead with two tassels to the bottom. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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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conical in profile with rounded underside, neck formed as an animal-head with pouring lip to reverse. 122 grams, 57 mm
Ex N. Forbes collection, UK. Accompanied by a Coincraft certificate of authenticity. 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 Bronze Ring Group
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Including barrel-shaped and other types with flat bezel, trumpet-bezel and other types. 47 grams total, 22 - 24 mm
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Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Calligraphic Intaglio
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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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.
