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LOT 1209
Western Asiatic Mixed Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/4 - 1 3/8 in. (280 grams total, 6-34 mm).
Mainly bicones, spheres and oblate shapes. [133]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Granulated Gold Bead Set
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Mixed group of granulated beads with different sized holes. 3.25 grams total, 5-10 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Haematite with a seated bearded male figure in long robes and cap, hand held up and holding a cup, crescent moon above; to the front a male deity wearing long robes and a horned cap leading a male figure by the hand, male in long robes and hand held to mouth; behind a male figure in long robes and arms crossed over chest, rectangular panel with three columns of cuneiform text. 7.1 grams, 16 mm
From an important North London collection formed in the late 1980s. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. -
Sassanian Cut Glass Cup
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Conical opaque glass with decorative wheel-cut facets. 150 grams, 11.8 cm wide
From the estate of a late gentleman, 1988. Ex UK collection.
