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LOT 1116
Western Asiatic Green Glass Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM A.D. AND LATER
1 5/8 in. (36.3 grams, 43 cm).
A restrung designer necklace of fusiform, 'date', and other beads, some with longitudinal polychrome bands.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 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.
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LOT 1116
Western Asiatic Green Glass Bead Necklace
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Glass Eye Bead
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Layered glass cabochon imitating banded agate 'eye' design. 1.6 grams, 14 mm
Ex collection of the late S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s. 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. -
Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Chrysoprase Calligraphic Gemstone
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Comprising a wide hoop with striated shoulders, openwork flower beneath the bezel, circular bezel set with a dark green intaglio engraved with densely arranged calligraphic text. 24.14 grams, 30.39 mm overall, 21.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W 1/2, USA 11 1/4, Europe 25.66, Japan 24)
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. 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 White Stone Cylinder Seal
Uruk Period, circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Drum-shaped with frieze of drilled zoomorphic figures; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.85 grams, 12.28 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. 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.
