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LOT 1648
Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Stone and Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
14 3/8 in. (35.3 grams, 36.5 cm).
Composed of oblate, melon, and other beads, the central feature a large coffin-shaped pendant with carved panels, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1648
Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Stone and Glass Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Stone Amuletic Pendant Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: crescent with suspension hole at each of the horns; triangular-section stylised head with discoid eyes; triangular-section pendant with incised waffle pattern. 12.7 grams total, 17-27 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Sumerian Terracotta Foundation Cone From Lagash
Circa 2100 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £750
Conical in profile with domed top, vertical impressed lines and cuneiform inscription; tip absent. 220 grams, 12 cm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
Votive cones are one type of royal foundation deposit, objects that were buried in the walls and beneath the floors of important buildings during construction to sanctify the site and to create a historical memory of the ruler and his achievements. -
Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal with Gryphon
3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £12
Ellipsoid plaque with incuse gryphon crouching with wings spread; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.4 grams, 20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
