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LOT 1216
Western Asiatic Mixed Ancient Beads
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 1/4 in. (129 grams total, 4-33 mm).
Comprising various stone, faience and glass beads, including some feature beads. [90, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Amlash Silver Ring with Erotic Scene
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
D-section hoop with discoid bezel formed from a coiled wire, applied low-relief stylised couple engaged in coitus. 9.05 grams, 28.01 mm overall, 20.35 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Acquired in 1967. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Aramaic Stone Inscribed Scaraboid Seal
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Intaglio perching bird to underside with legend. 2.83 grams, 16 mm
Ex London, UK, gentleman 1980-1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Luristan Bronze Decorated Spearhead
1200-1100 B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
With ovate blade, central rib and curved shoulders, the lozenge-section long shaft with edge chanel decoration tapering towards the end, rectangular tang with bent tip. 267 grams, 34.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The spearhead represents a slender variant of type 1 of Khorasani classification. The type 1 was characterised by the bent tang. It was the evolution of a typology which began much earlier in Mesopotamia and the fertile crescent, the type 4 of the Stronach classification, with straight tang and square section, usually thickened at the base with a button tang.
