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LOT 1330
Western Asiatic Bronze Inscribed Weight
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (3 grams, 14 mm).
Biconical in profile with ribbing to the equator, three inscribed characters to the shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Gold Pendant
Kushan Period, 1st century B.C-1st century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £190
Plaque comprising four circular cells set on a mounting bar, each cell with radiating granule clusters to the rim and set with an irregular garnet or turquoise; suspension ring to each end of bar. 4.85 grams, 34 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Mesopotamian White Stone Cylinder Seal with Seated Figures
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £450 - 650 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Drum-shaped with row of seated figures, mainly executed with a drill, framed with a row of pellets; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 30 grams, 25 mm
Ex S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Reused Black Stone Cylinder Seal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Drum-shaped seal with intaglio frieze including leaping lion, fronds, fish and other animals; truncated at the lower edge, re-finished. 16.4 grams, 25 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
