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LOT 0857
Western Asiatic Chalcedony Head with Gold Loop
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (3.92 grams, 22 mm).
Carved in the round as a bald male with stylised features; drilled for suspension with a later gold pin and loop.
ProvenanceEx private collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
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Neo-Assyrian Black Jasper Cylinder Seal with Cultic Banquet Scene
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Engraved with a cultic banquet scene, composed of two figures standing facing, a jar on a table between them, standards to their left and right, crescent moon and star in the field above; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 9.12 grams, 32 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1980-2000s. Important collection of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Gold and Bead Pendant
1st millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Composed of a lozengiform jasper(?) body with conical gold cap adorned with granules and granulated bead below; free-running suspension loop. 2.04 grams, 30 mm
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
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Sassanian General of the South Ceramic Bulla Seal Impression
5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Displaying an armoured horseman holding a raised spear, Pahlavi inscription in two lines of lapidary script around the inner circle. 144 grams, 78 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-1999. Property of a late Mayfair, London gentleman, by descent.
