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LOT 0265
Western Asiatic Gold Earring Pair
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (4.33 grams total, 20.8-21.2 mm).
Matched pair of hollow-formed gold earrings each formed as a series of bulbs separated by beaded wire collars and with a pair of loops to each end of the shank. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Limestone Cylinder Seal with Procession Scene
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Umayyad Lead Mirror Triptych
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Three-piece lead-alloy frame; central panel a rectangular frame with loops at the corners, suspension ring, geometric openwork design with central roundel; two flanking rectangular openwork panels each with a facing female dressed in a calf-length robe supporting a ewer on her head. 54.5 grams total, 48-90 mm
From the collection of a prominent dealer of Islamic antiquities, Mr A.C., since 1980s.
