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LOT 1137
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 7/8 in. (80 grams total, 2-21 mm).
Including annular, tabular, cylindrical and other beads in glass, shell, stone and ceramic. [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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Anatolian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Standing Hunter
Circa 1200-1000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of black stone, 38 x 22.5 mm., condition very good. The stone is slightly wider at the base than the top. Scene of standing hunter (?), sideways and inverted quadrupeds, scorpion, unidentified four legged creature, lunar crescent, dot with four concentric circles around it; the whole between two rules. Syrian or Anatolian, c. 1200-1000 B.C.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 35.7 grams, 37 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in November 1988. 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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Fatimid Rock Crystal 'Knight' Gaming Piece
9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,550
Hexagonal in plan with low-relief stylised horse to the upper face, the lateral facets with stylised perching bird, advancing leopard and other motifs; repaired. 62.47 grams, 32 mm
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, collection, 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12721-234904. 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 Style Turquoise and Lapis Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Restrung group of polyhedral lapis lazuli beads with interstitial turquoise annular beads. 15.15 grams, 59 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. 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.
