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LOT 1016
Western Asiatic Faience and Ceramic Bead Necklace String
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
12 3/8 in. (44 grams, 31.5 cm).
Restrung using alternating oblate and melon beads, central feature a biconical bead with a glazed plaque fragment below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 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.
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LOT 1016
Western Asiatic Faience and Ceramic Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Piriform with narrow socket. 459 grams, 74 mm
From a West London, UK, collection, 1980-1990s. 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. -
Western Asiatic Lead Fragment with Inscription
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Rectangular in plan with 15 lines of neatly inscribed text. 11.4 grams, 51.5 mm
Ex S.M. London collection, UK, 1970-1990s. 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.
The item was possibly meant to be what the Romans called a defixio or 'curse tablet', on which the magical malediction was recorded and then shut away (by being tightly rolled up) so that the victim could not find it or change it. -
Western Asiatic Lead Scroll with Phoenician Text
Early 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Sheet lead panel with mpressed inscription, rolled into a scroll; probably Phoenician script. 2.02 grams, 40 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.