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LOT 1197
Western Asiatic Decorated Gold Pendant Terminal
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 in. (4.84 grams, 45 mm).
Crescentic in plan with applied filigree rim forming lateral loops, granule clusters and domed roundels.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a resting lion pierced at the midriff and a rectangular plaque with incised grid markings. 13.3 grams total, 22-36 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Neo-Assyrian Stone Cylinder Seal with Scorpions and Fish
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
With frieze depicting three scorpions, four fishes and other items in themed groups; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.58 grams, 16 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. -
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Early Dynastic Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
Lapis lazuli with the figure of a standing figure with bull head, human body, bull legs and tail, holding a pair of standing ibex by the heads; a standing naked male with radiate headdress and holding a pair of rearing lions by the necks; a standing figure with bull head and legs holding a rearing goat; a standing figure with bull head and legs and holding a pair of rearing ibex. 7.63 grams, 18 mm
From an important London collection; formed before 1990. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
