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LOT 0236
Western Asiatic Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Tree of Life
900-600 B.C.
7/8 in. (4.47 grams, 22 mm).
With frieze of a tree flanked by winged worshippers, surmounted by faravahar symbol; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0236
Western Asiatic Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Tree of Life
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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Achaemenid Blue Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
Late 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Composed of small annular beads, restrung. 4.57 grams, 36.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Holy Land Terracotta Pinched Rim Oil Lamp
Iron Age, late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Discoid in plan with flange rim and sidewalls pinched to form three nozzles. 75 grams, 80 mm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent, with collector's reference no.A121. -
Western Asiatic Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of irregular beads interspersed with small spherical glass beads; restrung. 18.7 grams, 40.5 cm
Ex London, UK, art market 1990s.
