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LOT 1124
Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet
LATE BRONZE AGE, 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 in. (6.99 grams, 64 mm).
Round in section with flattened trapezoidal finals, each incised with a saltire. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Pin-Head and Bead
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £800
Comprising: a lapis lazuli bead with high-relief figure of a snake in sinuous coils, head poised to strike, with eyes formed as turquoise annular beads; a bronze columnar handle; a tabular banded agate bead; all three bound together from the bronze corrosion products. 50 grams, 10 cm
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968. with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by a copy of the original 1968 invoice. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12409-225344. -
Western Asiatic Twisted Bronze Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising a round-section twisted shank and tapering flat-section finials. 21.8 grams, 60 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
With frieze of three facing figures wearing long robes and headdress, crescent and other objects in the field. 3.019 grams, 16 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
