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LOT 1333
Western Asiatic Serpentine Stamp Seal with Animal
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (8.16 grams, 27 mm).
Rectangular in plan with domed upper face, intaglio advancing ibex motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Pin-Head and Bead
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £800
Comprising: a lapis lazuli bead with high-relief figure of a snake in sinuous coils, head poised to strike, with eyes formed as turquoise annular beads; a bronze columnar handle; a tabular banded agate bead; all three bound together from the bronze corrosion products. 50 grams, 10 cm
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968. with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by a copy of the original 1968 invoice. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12409-225344. -
Western Asiatic Core Formed Glass Bird
12th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With curved and tapering body decorated with dragged and marvered trails, applied lugs for the wings, eyes and beak, domed green glass foot. 118 grams, 72 mm
Acquired in London, 1992. Private collection, London. -
Western Asiatic Schematic Green Schist Stone Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Polished, flat in section with lateral notches. 19.3 grams, 54 mm
Ex Galerie Dominique Thirion, Brussels, Belgium. From the private collection of Mr K.A.
