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LOT 1219
Western Asiatic Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (2.76 grams, 16 mm).
Depicting two standing figures each wearing a floor-length robe and with bouffant hair, holding a drawn sword above an altar with starburst above; third similar figure to rear, objects in the field; scene divider a bilinear guilloche motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. 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 Turquoise Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
6th-4th century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £27
Composed of variously shaped beads restrung to a Y-shape, the drop composed of larger beads including a melon bead. 8.67 grams, 34 cm
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Western Asiatic Gold and Banded Glass Bead Necklace
2nd millennium B.C. or laterEstimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Composed of gold rectangular tubes, interspersed with later brown and white biconical glass beads; modern clasp, restrung. 20 grams, 45.5 cm
Formerly in the collection of Mr S.M., London, formed 1948-2000. Ex property of a North London gentleman. Property of a Californian, USA, 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.
