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LOT 1048
Western Asiatic Glass Bead with Millefiori
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (27.5 grams, 29 mm).
Barrel-shaped with eccentric vertical hole, inset millefiori panels.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, 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.
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LOT 1048
Western Asiatic Glass Bead with Millefiori
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Steatite Seal with Animals
3300-3000 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
Rectangular in plan and triangular in section with median hole, flat face with incuse frieze of ibexes. 38.9 grams, 61 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 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.
