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LOT 1315
Western Asiatic Shell Bracelet
NEOLITHIC, 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (107 grams, 12.2 cm).
Annular panel cut from a large mollusc shell, domed in section. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Composed of alternating oblate and grooved cylindrical beads with ring-and-dot decoration, central feature and large triangular bead with ring-and-dot motifs to the lower edge; restrung. 38.8 grams, 46 cm
Ex London art market. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. 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. -
Sasanian Chalcedony Stamp Seal Inscribed with 'Behnam, Overseer of Work for the King of Kings'
224-651 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,460
Plano-convex in profile with Pahlavi inscription to the underside; transliterated as: 'Vahnām ī shāhānshāh-kārframān' (meaning 'Behnām, Overseer of Work for the King of Kings'); Bivar notes in his summary: 'This specimen represents a previously unrecorded variety of the so-called "administrative seals" which are engraved only with an inscription defining an office, and have no pictorial motif. It is unusual in apparently bearing a personal name, and in designating its bearer as kārframān "Overseer of Work"....'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 29.9 grams, 23.48 mm high
with Christie's, London, 25 April 2001, no.464 [Part]. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note typed and signed by A.D.H. (David) Bivar, 9 May 2009. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. 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. -
Parthian Agate Gemstone with Bust
Circa 1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Ellipsoid carnelian cloison with central intaglio profile bearded bust, epigraphic Pahlavi legend to the rim. 2.12 grams, 23 mm
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. 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.
