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LOT 1319
Western Asiatic Gold and Carnelian Bead Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (0.65 grams, 16 mm).
Fusiform bead with gold rosette to one end and wire passed through, looped at the other end.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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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Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Plano-convex in profile with radiating ribs to the upper face. 191 grams, 63 mm
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Sumerian Cylinder Seal with Fishes
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With frieze of fishes in profile within a field of zigzag lines. 11.5 grams, 37 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G.Lambert, late 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.
