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LOT 1365
Western Asiatic Gold Looped Bead and Mount Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 3/8 in. (5.58 grams total, 3-7 mm).
Mainly comprising domed sheet-gold beads or mounts, each with a loop to the reverse. [62]
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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Achaemenid Bronze Phiale with Boss
7th-5th century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Broad lotiform bowl with everted and turned rim, domed mesomphalos. 298 grams, 16.5 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 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. -
Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £85
An assorted colourful mix of glass, stone and faience beads. 60 grams total, 1-25 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 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. -
Sumerian Stone Cylinder Seal with Eagle
Circa 2200-2100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Carved of cream stone, depicting an eagle gripping the backs of two horned animals; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 1.26 grams, 14 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. Accompanied by a signed note by Professor Lambert. 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.
