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LOT 1497
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
12 5/8 in. (32.3 grams, 32 cm).
Composed of mainly oblate ceramic beads with two conical beads, restrung to a Y-shape with a green-glazed tabular pendant bead. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
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Large Western Asiatic Bronze Phiale with Boss
2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Broad and squat with thickened rim, central boss to the base. 536 grams, 24 cm wide
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. 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. -
Western Asiatic Green Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Toroid and drilled vertically to accommodate a wooden shaft. 311 grams, 69 mm
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 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. -
Elamite Carnelian Necklace with Stamp Seals
Late 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Restrung necklace of tubular and fusiform carnelian beads with annular spacers; drum-shaped dangles each with an incuse motif to the underside. 78 grams, 53 cm long
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12537-231965. 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.
