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LOT 1005
Western Asiatic Mixed Hardstone and Shell Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 3/8 in. (237 grams total, 1-36 mm).
A mixed group of beads including spherical carnelian, annular and cylindrical white stone beads, later spherical blue beads, and others. [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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Sumerian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal Collection
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Including various geometric and zoomorphic motifs; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 16.04 grams total, 16-30 mm
Private Swiss collection. Acquired in 1998. 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. -
Large Sumerian Animal Amulet
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £275
Carved bifacial amuletic pendant of an ox with incised detailing, sockets for inlaid eyes, suspension hole at shoulder. 62 grams, 74 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 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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Babylonian Head and Egyptian Shabti Group
Mid 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising of a male head from a figurine, and a possible Grand Tour fragment of a shabti with tripartite wig and arms crossed at the chest, mounted on a custom-made stand. 268 grams total, 4.3-16.5 cm including stand
From an old English deceased estate. Property of a London, UK, collector. 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.
