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LOT 0890
Western Asiatic Pink Jasper Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (8.96 grams, 16 mm).
Cotton-reel type with regular pattern of larger and smaller drilled pellets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.19.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 6, for type.
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Western Asiatic Bowl with Cross
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a deep body with flat base; the interior with a large painted cross motif extending to the rim with triangles on the field between the cross arms; repaired. 140 grams, 13.2 cm
London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
Nabataean Bronze Female Statuette
Circa 2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Standing on a tiered base with loosely draped palla gathered across her body and held in the let hand at the waist, right hand raised to her hair. 28 grams, 47 mm
From a private collection formed in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with Turquoise
Late 1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising a turquoise-coloured glass bead, encased inside a gold fitting with a suspension loop. 0.17 grams, 8.30 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
A great number of turquoise jewellery was employed by the Kushans, as shown by the marvellous finds of Tillya Tepe. In grave I the remains of a noblewoman show complex garment decoration, making use of bracteates, including triangles of gold with a granulated finish, double lozenges in turquoise, lapis lazuli and pyrites, and a square bracteate with turquoise inlaid work.
