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LOT 1388
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 3/4 in. (76 grams total, 2-20 mm).
Including tubular, fusiform, annular and other beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 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.
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Aramaic Silver Plaque
2nd-8th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Sheet silver rectangle with impressed text; unfolded. 0.52 grams, 46 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 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. -
Western Asiatic Gold Ring in Traditional Form
12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £842
D-section hoop with spurs to the shoulders, tall trumpet-shaped bezel with carinated rim and inset turquoise cabochon. 4.16 grams, 34.09 mm overall, 14.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)
Acquired in the 1980s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 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. -
Mesopotamian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Figures
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With incuse frieze comprising a standing robed figure and a winged figure with a spear advancing towards a kilted figure with daggers in his hands above an ankh; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.43 grams, 17.14 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.) 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.
