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LOT 0196
Western Asiatic Carnelian, Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
17 1/8 in. (44.2 grams, 43.5 cm long).
Composed mainly of restrung and graduated lozenge-shaped and spherical beads, together with later gold beads of different types adorned with granulated collars and filigree; modern silver-gilt hook-and-eye clasp.
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
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LOT 0196
Western Asiatic Carnelian, Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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Amlash Animal-Headed Ceramic Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Formed with a roughly hemispherical body, stylised animal head with hooked head and coiled horns to one side and a lug representing a tail to the other. 225 grams, 14.5 cm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
Holy Land Trans Jordanian Ceramic Bowl
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Bulbous bodied and decorated with a band of pricked dashes around the rim. 1.6 kg, 21 cm wide
From an important specialist collection formed in London, UK, before 1988. -
Early Neo-Assyrian Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
Circa 10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
Displaying a winged god standing left battling a winged quadruped, a large winged insect in the field above; drilled vertically for suspension; chipped; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 26.6 grams, 45 mm
From the 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology in the 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202963.
