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LOT 1196
Western Asiatic Glass and Stone Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
23 5/8 in. (43 grams, 60 cm long).
Composed of agate, shell, glass, faience, and stone beads in various shapes including some amulets, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Luristan Bronze Horse
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Amuletic figure of a standing beast with flange to the rump. 8.62 grams, 42 mm
Ex London collection of a deceased collector, 1990s. -
Achaemenid Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with King Grasping Rampant Winged Lions
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Biconical with median gusset, gryphon and beast-tamer image. 3.39 grams, 24 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Black Stone Seal with Cross
4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Carved in the round, ellipsoid in plan with handle formed as a recumbent beast; underside with incised hatching; incised cross to one edge of the handle. 124 grams, 64 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
