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LOT 1298
Western Asiatic Cream Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
16 in. (14.2 grams, 40.5 cm).
Composed mainly of oblate beads, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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LOT 1298
Western Asiatic Cream Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Early West Central Asian Schist Stamp Seal with Cross
Circa 4000-3400 B.C.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Domed stamp seal with engraved face; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Black/Green Stone 25 x 22.5 10 mm. This is a hemispheroid with flat face, pierced. The design consists of a simple cross and each vacant quarter so created is filled with two V-shapes. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 4000-3400 B.C. One side is broken off, but what remains is in good condition.' 9.5 grams, 25 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered V-88, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
Bactrian Bronze Stamp Seal of a Bird
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £120
Openwork disc with segmented detailing, mounted in a wooden frame. 298 grams total, seal: 58.6 mm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
Luristan Stag Statuette
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
Modelled in the round on a waisted rectangular base, head turned. 91.31 grams, 10.56 mm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
