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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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Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Haematite seal with carved frieze of a standing supplicant offering a vessel to a seated potentate; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.47 grams, 15 mm
From a Cotswold, UK, collection, item no.74; as seen and catalogued by the late Professor Wilfrid George Lambert pre 1990.
The late W.G. Lambert was Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham in the period 1970-1993. -
Ordos Bronze Belt Buckle with Lion Attacking a Doe
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Rectangular openwork panel with lioness biting the neck of a doe in a foliage setting; hook to one short edge; mounted on a custom-made stand. 234 total, 12.2 cm wide including stand
Private collection, UK, acquired 1986. Acquired from Chiswick Auctions, London, 11 December 2018, lot 131. Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK. Accompanied by the original catalogue page and a copy of the original invoice. -
Western Asiatic Painted Pottery Chalice
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With broad everted rim, painted with brown and ochre bands of varying width with bosses to centre. 651 grams, 16.8 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
