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LOT 0881
Western Asiatic Decorated Bone Handle
CIRCA MID 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
2 3/8 in. (13.7 grams, 61 mm).
A carved bone finial for a knife or other utensil, a lozengiform head with shaped flourishes to three sides, neck of oval cross-section, bifacial geometric decoration composed of ring-and-dot motifs and hatching; green colouration. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s.
Ex French collection.
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Western Asiatic Decorated Bracelet Pair
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
A pair of penannular copper-alloy bracelets with waisted bezels: one decorated with an incised central lozenge with hatched fill, flanked by punched ring-and-dot, chevron, X and other geometric motifs; one with clusters of triangles, ring-and-dot motifs and zones of hatching. 94 grams total. 59-62 mm
Early 1990s London collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
A mixed group of glass, shell and stone beads of cylindrical, oblate, spherical and other types. 89 grams total, 2-15 mm
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Cuneiform Inscription
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A ceramic cylinder seal with slightly tapering ends, five lines of incised cuneiform to the broader end of the seal, single line running parallel with the lower edge. 23.8 grams, 51 mm
Acquired in the 1980s. From the collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
