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LOT 1261
Western Asiatic Gold Hair Ring
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 in. (0.38 grams, 8 mm).
Annular in plan with two offset rows of rectangular slots. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Gold and Coral-Coloured Bead Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a tubular sheet-gold sleeve with repoussé domed upper and suspension loop, enclosing a conical fragment. 0.79 grams, 15 mm
Ex Japanese collection, 1970-2010. Accompanied by a previous cataloguing card. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Standing Idol
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Modelled standing erect with the arms bent forwards, head tilted upwards, with incised lines for the belt; the head pear-shaped with square chin; mounted on a custom-made stand. 58.6 grams, 10 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
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Aramaic Lead Magical Text Scroll
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
A rectangular sheet-lead panel with columns of lightly incised Aramaic text; the sheet originally rolled tightly. 25.2 grams, 14.5 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
The item was possibly meant to be a defixio or curse tablet on which the malediction was recorded and then shut away (by being tightly rolled up) so that the victim could not find it or negate it.
