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LOT 1322
Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (2.68 grams, 17 mm).
With intaglio frieze depicting a helmetted hero with wings on his back standing between and gripping two rearing winged monsters with quadruped body and a human head, to the rear a frond and an altar with miniature figurine; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s.
Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.
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Miniature Book with Qu'ranic Prayers
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £403
Leather-bound, hexagonal-trimmed pages with handwritten texts in black and red ink, first four pages decorated. 9.64 grams, 30 mm
Acquired in the 1970s. Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet With Ring and Dots
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising a penannular body with segmented ring-and-dot design. 69 grams, 65 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Bactrian Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
2nd millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
A restrung designer necklace with graduated group of fusiform banded agate beads with later gold end-caps and flat bead centrepiece. 112 grams, 73 cm long
with a London, UK, gallery, 1971.
