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LOT 1251
Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal Group
2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.
3/4 - 1 1/4 in. (65 grams total, 19-31 mm).
Including one drum-shaped alabaster type with segmented geometric design, one polished columnar example with frieze of figures and other types. [6]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 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.
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LOT 1251
Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal Group
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Restrung group of tubular, melon, drum-shaped and other beads in stone and ceramic. 44 grams, 38 cm
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. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ram Kohl Vessel
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Modelled as a stylised ram with stocky body and short legs, exaggerated head with curving horns and large ears, tubular mouth with remains of the applicator closing the opening. 425 grams, 11.4 cm
Private collection Dr Rudolf and Leonora Blum, Zumikon, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. 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. -
Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Bead Group
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising eleven oval beads with central filigree collar and beaded collar to each end. 42 grams total, 20-21 mm
Ex collection of a late London, UK, collector, 1970s. 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.