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LOT 1453
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 3/8 in. (5.95 grams total, 2-9 mm).
A mixed group of small beads and pendants, some with granulation. [36]
ProvenanceEx 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.
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Achaemenid Multi-Formed Stone Seal
Circa 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £10,400
Discoid in plan with zoomorphic handle; underside with contest scene of two opposed gryphons with forelegs raised standing on the corpse of a boar; faravahar above. 13.3 grams, 29 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 checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12542-231458. 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. -
Bactrian Bronze Scorpion Mount
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £110
Shaped as a scorpion with curving tail and pincers, the body with circular depressions, attachment loop beneath. 35 grams, 44 mm
Acquired before the early 1970s. with Bonhams, London, 26 October 2007, lot 417 [Part]. Ex London, UK, gallery. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. 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. -
Achaemenid Bronze Dish
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Wide with carinated shoulder and everted rim, low foot. 84 grams, 12.4 cm
Acquired 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.
