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LOT 1290
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 3/8 in. (4.99 grams total, 2-9 mm).
Including oblate, barrel-shaped and other types. [20]
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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LOT 1290
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Bead Group
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal with Gryphon and God
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With frieze depicting a combat scene of a leaping gryphon and winged god advancing; repaired and supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.17 grams, 31 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. -
Bactrian Terracotta Chalice
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a sturdy columnar stem flaring to the broad base with carinated rim, the bowl broad and dished. 5.5 kg, 38.5 cm
From a West 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. -
Vijayanagara Bronze Statue of a Seated Fertility Figure
14th-15th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Modelled in the round in tight-fitting robe gathered at the waist; the hair piled at the back of the head, with large earrings and collar, holding a ladle in the left hand; socket to underside and top of head. 124 grams, 93 mm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 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.
