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LOT 1628
Western Asiatic Engraved Bead Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 - 1 1/4 in. (20 grams total, 14-31 mm).
Including fusiform and other types with concentric lozenges, profile standing figure with staff and other motifs. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1628
Western Asiatic Engraved Bead Collection
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Syro-Hittite Terracotta Bull
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled in the round with pinched limbs and dorsal ridge; applied pellet eyes; with old collector's record card. 41.2 grams, 69 mm
Acquired from John L.Homan, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s. Accompanied by an old original handwritten information card. -
Sasanian White Speckled Cream Stone Stamp Seal with Figure
3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D-shaped in plan with incuse motif to underside of helmeted figure advancing with bow; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 12.1 grams, 24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Glass Stamp Seal Collection
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Conical types with bird in flight, advancing ibex and other motifs; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 11.5 grams total, 13-18 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
