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LOT 0984
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 5/8 in. (89 grams total, 2-15 mm).
A mixed group of glass, shell and stone beads of cylindrical, oblate, spherical and other types.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
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LOT 0984
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Amlash Zoomorphic Terracotta Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
A red terracotta vessel in the form of a stylised sheep, composed of an ovoid body with integral tail, shallow neck to the vessel opening and animal's neck and head with horns curled around its ears, pricked eyes and muzzle formed as pouring spout. 248 grams, 14.7 cm wide
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970s-1990s. Ex Pars Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. From a specialist collection of pottery.
Vessels of this type likely served a ceremonial function and were often ritually deposited in graves. -
Sumerian Jemdet Nasr Period Animal Amulet
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £279
A carved jasper amuletic pendant of a calf with a band and supporting loop to its middle, sockets for insertion of separate eyes. 18.11 grams, 43 mm
Fine condition, loop broken.
Acquired 1980-2000s. Important collection of a London gentleman. -
Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
A stone cylinder seal with incuse design between bands: two standing bearded figures facing extending one arm each to a column with cruciform head; behind them standing on a raised dais with domed ornament, a winged dog-headed figure with an ear of wheat, a bearded nobleman in a hatched garment, a crowned figure in similar garment. 8.5 grams, 28 mm
From an important family collection. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
