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LOT 1322
Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 7/8 in. (112 grams total, 2-22 mm).
Including triangular, tubular, oblate, irregular and other types in glass, lapis lazuli, coral and other materials. [150, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020.
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Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Bronze Artefact Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Including gladiator figurine, model stag, petronel, barrel-shaped bead and other items. 287 grams total, 27-85 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. -
Mixed Glass and Stone Bead Group
20th century A.D. and earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including a tubular mosaic glass type, fusiform banded agate type, polyhedral lapis lazuli type, carnelian drum-shaped type and other beads. 99 grams total, 10-42 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. -
Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
Late 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Haematite with a group of four standing figures consisting of a bearded male wearing a kilt and horned cap, crescent moon to the top; in front a male wearing long robes, hands raised in worship, behind a female in long robes and with arms crossed over chest; behind a male figure in long robes and wearing a horned cap, hand resting on shoulder of female; rectangular panel with three rows of cuneiform text. 4.32 grams, 15 mm
From an important North London collection formed in the late 1980s. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.