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LOT 1243
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Shell Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
14 1/8 in. (25.4 grams, 36 cm).
Restrung designer necklace of graduated annular, melon, oblate and irregular beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
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Western Asiatic Stone Ladybird Amulet
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Plano-convex body with incuse pellet 'spots', incised facial and carapace details. 6.5 grams, 22 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic and other Broken Pottery Vessel Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including a large amphora with integral loop handle, and other items. 3.1 kg total, 4-32 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
Late 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
With frieze depicting a hunting scene with a lion leaping to attack a kilted hero with a kopis supported by a small figure holding an arrow, a stag and a standing kilted attendant with two javelins; animals and objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.9 grams, 23 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.
