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LOT 1291
Western Asiatic and Other Ancient Gold Beads
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 3/8 in. (7.17 grams total, 2-9 mm).
Mixed group of beads, including granulated, oblate, tubular, and other types. [32]
ProvenanceEx late Japanese gentleman's collection, 1970-2010.
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LOT 1291
Western Asiatic and Other Ancient Gold Beads
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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Large Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Floral Design
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a wide hoop with curving supports projecting from the shoulders, a thick flower-shaped bezel with an engraved and gilt flower motif. 21.95 grams, 31.96 mm overall, 20.96 x 18.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Deer and Scorpion
Circa 1500-1300 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £20
Barrel-shaped with incuse frieze of a leaping deer and a scorpion, pellets in the field; supplied with an old dealer's ticket and a museum-quality impression. 13 grams, 22 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous handwritten catalogue note card. -
Large West Central Asian Bronze Scalloped Seal Matrix with Greek Cross
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Openwork seal with a loop on the reverse, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 50.5 x 49 16 mm. This is round with scalloped outer edge. The face is flat, as is the back, on which is mounted a handle of inverted U-shape. The design, which is both compartmented and open-work, consists of central cross with curving arms with struts between the arms to the outer band with scalloped outer rim. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-200 B.C. There is incrustation on the surface, and the outer rim is slightly dented, but generally the pieve is in good condition.' 26.7 grams, 50 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered U-22, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
