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LOT 1207
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 1/4 in. (4.94 grams total, 3-6 mm).
Mainly granule clusters in rings. [28]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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LOT 1207
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Luristan Bronze Animal
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Cast bronze model of a calf with splayed horns. 11 grams, 33 mm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Very Large Akkadian Stone Cylinder Seal with Sun-god Shamash
2350-2150 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
With low-relief journey scenes: Shamash returning from the underworld; Shamash between mountains and Gates of Heaven, possibly some re-engraving. 30.18 grams, 35 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK. 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. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue page. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12419-225429. -
Fatimid Bone Knife Handle with Seated Lion
10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Elliptical in section and tapering with socket to the lower end, finial to the upper end carved as a lion crouching with incised detailing. 25.4 grams, 14 cm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
