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LOT 1289
Western Asiatic Mixed Agate Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
14 3/8 in. (47 grams, 36.5 cm).
Restrung designer necklace comprising tubular, fusiform and irregular types in carnelian, banded agate and other materials. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
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Early Dynastic Terracotta Cuneiform Administrative Tablet Recording Livestock and their Owners
IIIb, 2400-2340 B.C.Estimate: £18,000 - 24,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £10,000
Pillow-shaped tablet with dense cuneiform text to two broad faces and one edge, concerning the listing of 146 sheep and their owners or shepherds. 202 grams, 78 mm
with Laemmle Gallery, San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, USA. Acquired from the above in the early 1970s. with Bonhams, London, 13 April 2011, no.133. Private central European collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12121-218147. -
Sassanian Carnelian Stamp Seal with Fish
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
D-shaped seal with engraved image of a fish with fin detailing; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.81 grams, 17 mm
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. -
Seljuk Gold Pendant with Two Birds
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
D-shaped in plan hollow-formed sheet gold pendant with lateral attachment loops; repoussé design to each broad face of two opposed birds within a circle formed by the branches of a tree, band of calligraphic text to the border; lid with rolled tubular panel, repoussé quatrefoil design, rim with running vinescroll; repaired. 11.18 grams, 41 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
