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LOT 1123
Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet
LATE BRONZE AGE, 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (65 grams, 84 mm).
Square in section with rounded outer face, transverse notches to the terminals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Akkadian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With incuse frieze depicting a standing robed figure with one leg and one arm extended, holding a sceptre towards a supplicant in ankle-length garment standing beside a frond; sun-disc above the bird's head; third standing figure in flounced garment and with both hands raised above an altar. 7.43 grams, 22.84 mm
From a Scottish private collection, Perthshire, 1990s.
About one third of the surface of the seal has been left blank; this was probably intended to be inscribed with a cuneiform text. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet
Late Bronze Age, 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Round-section shank with clubbed ends. 21 grams, 64 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Bactrian Lapis and Gold Necklace with Gold-Capped Central Bead
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £975
Graduated group of restrung tubular and tabular beads with gilt-metal interstitial collars; centrepiece of a large cylindrical agate bead with gold end-caps; S-hook and eye closure; with custom display box. 126 grams total, 56.5 cm long
Ex Swiss collection, kept in London since the 1980s.
