Western Asiatic Ceramic Bead Necklace String

Piriform with vertical socket expanding towards the narrower end. 517 grams, 91 mm



From a West London, UK, collection, 1980-1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of hematitite [sic], 13 x 7 mm., worn but the design clear. Space filled with: lion, sphynx, bird, fish, quadruped with bird's head, star, sun, and sundry dots and shapes. Mitanni Elaborate Style, from the area between Kurdistan and the East Mediterranean, c. 1400-1200 B.C.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.63 grams, 12 mm



UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in November 1988. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Comprising mostly irregular, unpolished beads; including three large parallelepiped and some cylindrical beads. 46 grams total, 6-15 mm



Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.