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LOT 1186
Western Asiatic Eye Pendant
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (4.27 grams, 42 mm).
Plano-convex in section, heart-shaped body with reserved lozenge panel, incised ring-and-dot motifs; lozengiform bale with two suspension holes. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Western Asiatic Gold and Banded Glass Bead Necklace
2nd millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Composed of gold rectangular tubes, interspersed with later brown and white biconical glass beads; modern clasp, restrung. 20 grams, 45.5 cm
Formerly in the collection of Mr S.M., London, formed 1948-2000. Ex property of a North London gentleman. Property of a Californian, USA, collector. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £130
Restrung assemblage composed of variously shaped beads, some amuletic; central feature a bifacial fly-shaped pendant. 89 grams, 56 cm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Sumerian Animal Amulet
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £275
Carved bifacial amuletic pendant of an ox with incised detailing, sockets for inlaid eyes, suspension hole at shoulder. 62 grams, 74 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
