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LOT 1279
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/8 in. (29.09 grams, 43.5 cm).
Composed of alternating tabular flower-shaped and grooved cylindrical beads interspersed with small glass oblate beads; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the London, UK, 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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Western Asiatic White Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of mainly annular and oblate stone and shell beads, central feature a stamp seal. 26 grams, 29 cm
From the London, UK, 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. -
Bactrian Copper Standing Bull
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Figure of a zebu standing with head raised, dewlap to the chin and chest, angled hump behind the shoulders; mounted on a custom-made stand. 215 grams, 11.1 cm wide (357 grams total, 11.7 cm including stand).
Acquired before 1972. with a London, UK gallery. 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. -
Achaemenid Bronze Phiale with Boss
500-400 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £278
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.
