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LOT 1270
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Floral Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 1/4 in. (2.89 grams total, 2-8 mm).
Comprising annular granule clusters and annular beads formed of two rows of hollow spheres. [16]
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 1270
Western Asiatic Mixed Gold Floral Bead Group
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Bronze Ram-Shaped Kohl Vessel
Circa 1500 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
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Private collection Dr Rudolf and Leonora Blum, Zumikon, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. -
Western Asiatic White Stone and Shell Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Group of fusiform, cylindrical, rectangular and other beads. 14 grams total, 2-18 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. Private collection, Harwich. -
Syrian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Rosettes
Circa 1900-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
With rosettes arranged in rows; the design consists of rosettes, each composed of one central hole surrounded by six other holes, rosettes are arranged in alternate rows of four and five: four rows of four and four rows of five in total; accompanied by a museum quality impression and a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Hematite, 22.5 x 11.5 mm. The condition is very good.' 9.03 grams, 22 mm
From the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.P44. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert dated August 1990 and an old photograph. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12933-246707.
