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LOT 1333
Western Asiatic Carnelian Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
15 1/2 in. (8.52 grams, 39.5 cm).
Restrung group of mainly annular beads with a teardrop dangle centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 1333
Western Asiatic Carnelian Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Pig
23rd-20th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A bronze seal in the form of a standing pig, accompanied by a typed and signed note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 37 x 61 x 14mm. This has the shape of a standing pig, with no ears marked, but with a short tail and big round eye. Its snout is raised. The seal has a flat, compartmented face, and flat back on which a handle of sheet metal is mounted. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It has a rare and attractive design, and is in very good condition save that the hind leg is broken off. The metal has been conserved.' 37 grams, 61 mm
Ex Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection number R-770, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Figurine Fragment Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Including Indus Valley type figure, various heads and other body parts. 623 grams total, 21-94 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. -
Neo Babylonian Black Stone Duck Weight
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
Carved with two lateral broad ovoid wings and the head resting along the spine; pierced at the neck for suspension. 2.66 kg, 15.5 cm
Collection of a gentleman, previously Home Counties, UK, collection.
