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LOT 1207
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Animal and Other Artefact Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/4 in. (160 grams total, 24-46 mm).
Including a cat's head, a crouching lion, a dog and other designs. [7]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
PublishedCf. for similar ancient works in rock crystal Whitehouse, D., Islamic glass in the Corning Museum of Glass,New York, 2010, fig.588ff.
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LOT 1207
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Animal and Other Artefact Collection
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£80 (EUR 93; USD 108) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Decorated Terracotta Dipper Cup
Iron Age, circa mid 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a bulbous body with an everted rim and a large loop handle to the rear, the rim decorated with alternating lines and dots. 339 grams, 16 cm wide
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of coin-shaped and tubular beads interspersed with metal spacers, restrung. 33.8 grams, 49 cm
Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Syrian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Deity
Circa 2500-1800 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
A small seal with a deity on a throne, two worshippers before and a star as a filler motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.83 grams, 10 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.30.
