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LOT 1232
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
14 1/4 in. (62.9 grams, 36 cm).
Restrung on a cotton thread, composed mainly of cylindrical, biconical and tabular beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Storage Vessel
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Globular in profile with stub neck; two panels of incised concentric rings to the equator. 3 kg, 25.5 cm
From a West London, UK, collection, 1990s. 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. -
Cypriot Type Gold Repoussé Flower Mount
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Formed as an eight-petalled flower with a raised boss to the centre, pierced through the edges; not found in Cyprus. 0.12 grams, 9 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. 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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Akkadian Green Jasper Cylinder Seal with Hero
Circa 2300-2200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Slightly waisted with bronze caps, accompanied by a handwritten scholarly note signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of green stone with bronze caps; 34 x 16 mm. overall. Matching pair of contestants: nude hero and rampant lion. Inscription: name of ancient owner, but secondary, cannot be read. Akkadian, c. 2300-2200 B.C. Condition fine.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 12.23 grams, 34 mm
From a London, UK, collection, 1980s. Ex North American collection. Accompanied by a scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. 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.
