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LOT 1126
Western Asiatic Gold Double Bulb Earrings
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (5.32 grams total, 31-32 mm).
Matched pair of gold earrings, each formed as two bulbs with a string of granules to the waist, loop to one end to accept a wire fastener. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
Accompanied by an earlier catalogue identification card.
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LOT 1126
Western Asiatic Gold Double Bulb Earrings
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Qajar Inscribed Gemstone in Silver Ring
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Carnelian cloison dated 1290 AH (1873 AD) with personal stamp seal for Rahim Al-Hosseini. 16.65 grams, 29.85 mm overall, 20.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)
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Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Spiral and Rock Crystal Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.and laterEstimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £280
Comprising four cylindrical lapis lazuli beads carved with spiral grooves like a screw thread, interspersed with oblate rock crystal beads, ten tubular lapis lazuli beads flanking the modern clasp, restrung. 52 grams, 73.5 cm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
Large Neo-Elamite Decorated Bronze Pin
Circa 1200-800 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Comprising a large circular finial with symmetrical repoussé design and a long tapering shank; the finial with a large central head with hatched hair and beard, possibly representing a mask of a deity; two addorsed ibexes below, each with a rosette above and foliage in front; at the top, two rampant lions flanking the 'Master of Animals' motif; the motif with pricked ears and wearing a two-tiered headpiece, a pair of zoomorphic figure emerging from his cheeks and grasp onto the flanking lions; mounted on a custom-made fabric-covered backing. 228 grams total, 43 cm long
Ex Rabi Gallery 1980-1990. From an important London, UK, collection.
