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LOT 1284
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
16 in. (6.94 grams, 40.5 cm).
Restrung group of tubular, cylindrical 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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Early Achaemenid Carnelian Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
550-450 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With a dynamic frieze composed of a large bird, possibly an ostrich, running and looking back towards human-bodied winged bull, the anthropomorphic creature (possibly depicting Lamassu) wearing a crown and drawing a bow aiming it at the escaping bird, a small bird on the foreground; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.28 grams, 18 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. -
Neo Babylonian Stone Duck Weight Collection
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising three weights modelled as resting ducks with their heads resting on their backs, each pierced. 8.01 grams total, 12-22 mm
Ex Simmons gallery, London, UK, 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. -
Cypriot Type Gold Flower Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Composed of four radiating petals, applied granules below; tubular suspension loop with granulated collar to each end; not found in Cyprus. 0.7 grams, 24 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. 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.
