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LOT 1102
Western Asiatic Miniature Terracotta Amphora
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 in. (24.8 grams, 46 mm).
Broad squat body with low foot, broad shoulder, two lateral strap handles. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 1102
Western Asiatic Miniature Terracotta Amphora
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Western Asiatic and Other Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising a large quantity of beads in various shapes and sizes in glass, stone, coral and lapis lazuli, including some large feature beads. 185 grams total, 2-26 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli and Stone Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
A restrung designer necklace composed of cylindrical white stone beads interspersed with oblate lapis lazuli beads and featuring seven unusual collared flattened beads in darker stone. 98 grams, 80 cm
Ex French gallery, 1970-1990. Paris collection, France. -
Sassanian Red Jasper Stamp Seal with Human-Headed Bull
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,111
Plano-convex seal with intaglio crouching Gopatshah bull with a man's head, crowned, and small wing to his shoulder; Pahlavi inscription 'pst'n 'L yzd' (reliance on god); supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.96 grams, 18 mm
Acquired between 1980-1983. From the 'Empire' collection, an important UK private collection of seals, no.13. Accompanied by a copy of an old typed cataloguing page signed by A D H Bivar. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12128-217083.
