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LOT 0971
Western Asiatic Glass Stamp Seal with Master of Animals
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (8.5 grams, 21 mm high).
A green glass stamp seal pierced through the handle for suspension, circular matrix with incuse Master of Animals figure standing right, a bird perched on one hand, other animals surrounding him in the field.
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1979.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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LOT 0971
Western Asiatic Glass Stamp Seal with Master of Animals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £191
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Western Asiatic Stone Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
A restrung designer necklace composed mainly of graduated pottery, glass and stone beads of various dates, types and colours, including a central piriform bead. 16.6 grams, 73 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Achaemenid Silver Feline Brooch Pair
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
A matching pair of silver fibula brooches, each composed of a plano-convex bow, balustered arms with one knop-style head and one curved catchplate, round-section pin with coiled wire collar, bow decorated with the addorsed forequarters of two felines with stylised markings and facial features. 22.3 grams total, 30 mm each
Fine condition.
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Gold Filigree Bead
11th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
An ovoid gold bead with filigree gold wire to the equator, five piercings to each hemisphere, each enclosed by concentric gold wire circlets, repeated at both terminals; hollow-formed. 0.82 grams, 10 mm
Acquired 1969-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
