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LOT 1310
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
18 7/8 in. (39 grams, 48 cm).
Composed of coin-shaped beads interspersed with small tubular 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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LOT 1310
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Luristan Bronze Javelin Head
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Comprising a slender leaf-shaped two-edged blade with midrib extending to a columnar neck expanding to a flared collar; square-section tang with bent finial. 225 grams, 47 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex Abelita family collection. 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 Schist Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Hemispherical in profile with disc base, stepped central tondo and everted lip to the rim. 771 grams, 19.5 cm wide
From a collection formed before 1990. Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 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. -
Old Babylonian Hematite Cylinder Seal for Ahi-shagish, son of Sinia, Servant of Amurru
Circa 2000-1530 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
With three columns of cuneiform text: 'Ahi-shagish, son of Sinia, Servant of Amurru', standing figure of a god holding sceptre facing a worshipper accompanied by a goddess wearing long robe and horned crown; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 14.4 grams, 26 mm
From the collection of the late S, London, UK, 1970-2000. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, 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.
