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LOT 1280
Western Asiatic Carnelian Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
13 3/8 in. (22.5 grams, 34 cm).
Graduated string of irregular beads and dangles, banded agate centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Cup with Procession of Ibexes
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Drum-shaped with narrow disc base, painted frieze of ibexes to the sidewall between concentric lines. 149 grams, 91 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Luristan Bronze Spike-Butted Axehead
11th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
Blade with folded upper and lower edge, cylindrical socket with projecting ribs formed as the necks and heads of birds, blace 'projecting' from the mouth of a roaring lion at the neck. 478 grams, 22.5 cm
Ex Parisian private collection. with Cuvreau Expertises Enchères S.A., sale 60, 21 June 2009, lot 105. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11876-206787. -
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Circa 1925-1595 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
With a central male deity (Marduk) in a Hittite gown facing right, holding a mace, facing a supplicant goddess in formal kaunakes, her right hand extended with the waters of Ea flowing from it; crescent moon above, between the figures a pillar and a flower, before na'ga, two supplicants attend with formal dress, possibly some ancient re-cutting; accompanied by a custom-made display stand and a museum-quality impression. 6.00 grams, 20.85 mm (50 grams total, 84 mm high including stand)
Ex Bedfordshire estate collection assembled during the early to mid 20th century. Ex RH collection, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, UK. Ex Helios Gallery antiquities, Wiltshire, UK. Accompanied by an original Helios Gallery certificate of authenticity with stock reference no.H2934d. Accompanied by a copy of a letter of attribution from antiquarian Phil Jones.
