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LOT 1050
Western Asiatic Bronze Stamp Seal Group
1ST-14TH CENTURY A,D.
1 1/8 in. (24.4 grams total, 29 mm each).
Comprising two seal matrices: one with a slender looped shank, intaglio design of a standing stylised bird next to a frond, a smaller bird above; the other with a balustered shank, intaglio design of a standing woman wearing a long robe, remains of inscription(?) in front. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Luristan Bronze Pin with Ibex
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With a tapering round-section shank, balustered finial topped with a standing ibex. 11.7 grams, 10.1 cm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Amlash Bronze Cloak Pin Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising: Amlash bronze cloak pin, the top of the shank decorated with encircling bands of various widths and surmounted by a conical head, a piercing in the shaft allowed for the attachment of a crescentic slip-ring, the surface with areas of corrosion, the very tip broken away; similar with pierced lug finial and four radiating birds' heads; each with old collector's label '10633' and '10689'; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 113 grams total, 15.2-15.5 cm including stand
Acquired on the UK art market 1970s-1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
A restrung designer necklace comprising plano-convex, barrel-shaped, oblate and other beads, the centrepiece a pendant cone. 27.9 grams, 42 mm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery.
