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LOT 1289
Western Asiatic Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
12 3/4 in. (22.5 grams, 32.5 cm).
Restrung group of biconvex, annular, drum-shaped and other beads in stone and shell. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx 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.
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Large bowl with piriform body and narrow foot, circumferential decorative band below the rim; section of the rim absent. 2.75 kg, 35.1 cm wide
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Mesopotamian Blue Agate Frog Amulet
2nd millenium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Carved in the round as a squatting frog with lightly incised facial detailing, raised middorsal detailing. 11 grams, 28 mm
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Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Biconvex in profile with columns of cuneiform text to the upper face. 28.9 grams, 33.3 mm
Private collection, Jerusalem, assembled in the 1970s-1980s. European private collection, acquired in 1998. 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.
