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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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Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Pin-Head and Bead
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Comprising: a lapis lazuli bead with high-relief figure of a snake in sinuous coils, head poised to strike, with eyes formed as turquoise annular beads; a bronze columnar handle; a tabular banded agate bead; all three bound together from the bronze corrosion products. 50 grams, 10 cm
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968. with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by a copy of the original 1968 invoice. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12409-225344. 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 Amber-Coloured Prayer Beads
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Composed of forty-one spherical beads with two oblate beads, and a large minaret bead with two tassels to the bottom. 54 grams, 58 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex Abelita family collection. 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. -
Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal Matrix with Triskele
Circa 2100-1800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Discoid with conical looped handle to the rear; accompanied by typed and signed note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 36 x 35 x 38 mm. This has a round flat face, and a back which rises steeply to a big looped handle. the design on the face, done in raised lines, consists of three motifs beginning at the edge with inverted V-shapes then continuing with a single curling line. Two of the V-shapes have short strokes from the edge within them, and all three have further such strokes under the curls. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2100-1800 B.C. It is a large example of its kind, and the loop and rim are worn, but otherwise in good condition.' 78 grams, 37 mm
Ex collection of a late London gentleman, 1990s. Accompanied by an original typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. 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.
