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LOT 0889
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Necklace Bead Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
1/8 - 3/4 in. (89 grams total, 2-21 mm).
Comprising a large quantity of beads including oblate seed beads, large tubular, facetted and discoid beads, and one shaped as a bird. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Massive Central Asian Bronze Figural Compartmented Stamp Seal with Engraved Animal Backplate
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Accompanied by a typed and signed scholarly note written by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, which states: 'This is round, with outer scalloped edge. The face is flat, and so is the back, with angular pierced handle mounted. The design on the face is both compartmented and open-work. It is repeated on the back with linear scratching. It shows a standing man holding a hare in each of his outstretched arms, while two birds are perched on his shoulders. The whole design is put within an outer band with the outer scalloped rim. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is extremely large and has a rare, possibly unique design. The engraving on the back is rare with its regularly notched edges to all the creatures. The outer rim is dented, and one small section of the outer band is lacking, but otherwise it is in good condition.' 82.8 grams, 87 mm
Ex S Collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s. Accompanied by a typed scholarly note signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s with reference no.R-910. -
Parthian Bronze Ring with Attacking Gryphon
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Round-section hoop supporting a scaphoid plaque with chamfered underside, incuse image of a winged gryphon seizing an ibex. 6.32 grams, 25.71 mm overall, 20.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Ex old English collection. London art market, pre 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Artefact Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of bone, stone and ceramic objects: a fragmentary alabastron; a lion head stamp; a possible amulet of axehead form showing carved detailing; bone implement; the lower half of a carved bone figure, and other items. 449 grams total, 3.9-12.5 cm
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.
