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LOT 1203
Western Asiatic Lead Epigraphic Seal
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.2 grams, 18 mm).
Tabular in profile with reserved Kufic text to one face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Western Asiatic Red Agate Necklace
2nd-1st century B.C. and laterEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Graduated group of restrung tubular and biconvex beads with later gilt-metal interstitial oblate collars; S-hook and eye closure; with custom display box. 56.89 grams, 61.5 cm long
Ex Swiss collection, kept in London since the 1980s. -
Western Asiatic Gold and Coral-Coloured Bead Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a tubular sheet-gold sleeve with repoussé domed upper and suspension loop, enclosing a conical fragment. 0.79 grams, 15 mm
Ex Japanese collection, 1970-2010. Accompanied by a previous cataloguing card. -
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £538
Including spherical, biconical, barrel-shaped and other types. 7.98 grams total, 5-12 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s.
