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LOT 1530
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 1/2 in. (8.74 grams total, 3-14 mm).
Including biconvex, barrel-shaped and other types with applied granulation and other ornament. [14]
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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LOT 1530
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Black Stone Seal with Cross
4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
Carved in the round, ellipsoid in plan with handle formed as a recumbent beast; underside with incised hatching; incised cross to one edge of the handle. 124 grams, 64 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. 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. -
Western Asiatic Silver Phallic Mount Pair
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Each with leaf-shaped shank and two recessed discs, studs to the reverse. 11.91 grams total, 31 mm each
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 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. -
Achaemenid Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Ahura Mazda
Circa 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,980
Fragment of a conoid seal; Bivar notes in his summary: 'White chalcedony conoid with the reverse end broken off, leaving disk-shaped bezel. Fifth century B.C. This shape is perhaps typical of Babylonia. Above, "Ahuramazda symbol" r., with a human bust crowned...'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 14.3 grams, 25 mm
with Christie's, London, 21 April 1999, no.12. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note typed and signed by A.D.H. (David) Bivar. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12541-230316. 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.
