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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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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Composed of graduated irregular and oblate beads, restrung to a Y-shaped with larger feature beads. 20.37 grams, 36 cm
Acquired 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. -
Trans Jordan Terracotta Jar
Early Bronze Age, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With globular body and broad flared mouth; cracked. 415 grams, 15 cm high
Ex London, UK, collection, 1988. 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.
While the spherical shape of jars appears already in the Early Bronze IV Period (pottery from associated tombs in Megiddo), with the coming of the Middle Bronze Age the barrel-shaped jar of the Northern Group of Holy Land pottery shows a preference for the spherical forms. -
Sumerian Cylinder Seal with Fishes
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With frieze of fishes in profile within a field of zigzag lines. 11.5 grams, 37 mm
From 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.