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LOT 1096
Western Asiatic Engraved Amuletic Stone
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (49.8 grams, 50 mm).
Carnelian slab with incised bird and fish images, calligraphic text to border and between figures.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971.
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LOT 1096
Western Asiatic Engraved Amuletic Stone
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Ceramic Ibex Rhyton
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
With trumpet-shaped mouth, ibex-shaped finial with curved horns and legs folded beneath the body, spout to the chest; repaired. 803 grams, 30 cm
with a London, UK gallery 1971. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report and photograph by Oxford Authentication with sample no.281y94 dated 16 June 1981. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12068-213298. -
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Spiral and Rock Crystal Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.and laterEstimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £280
Comprising four cylindrical lapis lazuli beads carved with spiral grooves like a screw thread, interspersed with oblate rock crystal beads, ten tubular lapis lazuli beads flanking the modern clasp, restrung. 52 grams, 73.5 cm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
Bactrian Pierced Stone Plaque with Lion
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Ellipsoid in plan with reserved lion passant regardant, two attachment holes to each end. 56 grams, 82 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
