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LOT 0918
Western Asiatic Gold and Garnet Pendant
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (2.22 grams, 33 mm).
Composed of polished garnet and gold beads suspended on gold wire, three conical bosses below and conjoined coiled wire pendants below; repaired.
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Religious Vellum Manuscript Page Fragment
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Irregular fragment with seven partial lines of text in black Naskh script. 154 grams total, 18 x 13 cm including frame
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Mesopotamian Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Figures and Gold Pendant Mount
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
The seal displaying a frieze of drilled human figures possibly bearing cultic accoutrements, together with a bee-like insect; mounted on a later gold hoop. 11.78 grams, 33 mm
From a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Elephant Tripod Vessel
2nd millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
An Indus period shallow dish or bowl with gently rounded and tapering sidewalls, three integral tapering legs formed as stylised elephant heads and trunks with simple facial detailing and splayed feet. 2.9 kg, 35 cm wide
London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.N123k2 from Oxford Authentication.
