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LOT 1230
Western Asiatic Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
18 1/2 in. (4.49 grams, 47 cm long).
Composed of mainly opaque and translucent beads, graduated in size and in various shades of blue and green, including oblate, rounded and other types. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Coral and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung group of tubular beads with irregular dangle centrepiece. 11.2 grams, 43 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Sassanian Stone Seal with Four Animal Heads
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Plano-convex seal with conjoined animal heads; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note dated April 1999, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Goethite 16x19x15.4 mm. This is a decorated ellipsoid with nearly round flat face, the back with large suspension hole and decorated with three pairs of two raised circles. The design consists of the protomes of four creatures joining the middle: bull, ram (or ibex), stag and eagle. Around them are three fillers: two stars and a crescent. This is a Sassanian seal. c.200-500 A.D. It is in very good condition and has a very rare design. No doubt there is some symbolism in these four creatures, but the present writer does not know what it is.' 8.46 grams, 19 mm
UK private collection, 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note dated April 1999, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. -
Aramean Steatite Bowl with Lion-Head Handle
9th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Carved in the round with gusseted rim, shallow bowl with carved hand and arm detail to each side and cruciform segmented bands to the underside; lion-head carved in the round to the rear with segmented mane, sockets to the eyes and gaping mouth with hole for pouring liquids through the tubular junction to the rear. 357 grams, 11.3 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12193-222189.
