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LOT 1199
Western Asiatic Ceramic Necklace Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1/8 in. (12.1 grams total, 7-8 mm).
Composed of ribbed oval-shaped beads, with a 'bee-hive' appearance. [35, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Large Akkadian Inscribed Cylinder Seal with Contest Scenes
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Green serpentine with two contest scenes between beast-men and rearing animals, three columns of cuneiform text. 22.8 grams, 30 mm
From the Rihani family collection, formed 1970-1980s. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Spindle Whorl Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including plano-onvex, oblate and other types. 113 grams total, 29-55 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. -
Western Asiatic Silver Magical Scroll with Greek Inscription
Circa 2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Sheet-silver rectangle with lightly incised enigmatic Greek-script text in nine lines. 1.58 grams, 41 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.