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LOT 1383
Western Asiatic Gold and Carnelian Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
16 3/4 in. (56.8 grams, 42.5 cm long).
Comprising a graduated group of tabular carnelian beads with interstitial collars of gold granulation and some moulded glass hexagonal tabular-shaped beads; centrepiece a biconvex oval with speckled surface; restrung.
ProvenanceEx property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent.
Accompanied by a previous cataloguing card.
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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Trans Jordan Terracotta Jar
Early Bronze Age, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With globular body and broad flared mouth; cracked. 415 grams, 15 cm high
Ex London, UK, collection, 1988. 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.
While the spherical shape of jars appears already in the Early Bronze IV Period (pottery from associated tombs in Megiddo), with the coming of the Middle Bronze Age the barrel-shaped jar of the Northern Group of Holy Land pottery shows a preference for the spherical forms. -
Large Elamite Bronze Standing Statuette
Late 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,240
Columnar in form with rounded facial features, bisected headdress, incised saltire to the upper body and belt to the waist, arms bent and raised with flat hands; tang at base. 315 grams, 16 cm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12534-231951. 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. -
Bactrian Bronze Stamp Seal of a Bird
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Openwork disc with segmented detailing, mounted in a wooden frame. 296 grams, 18 x 18 cm
Ex 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.
