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LOT 1012
Western Asiatic Silver Bracelet with Lion Head Terminals Holding a Menorah
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (40 grams, 73 mm wide).
Uncleaned, composed of two decoratively twisted hoops, terminals formed as two facing lion (or lioness) heads supporting the bezel, a twisted roundel, in their mouths, central bifacial swivel plaque displaying a menorah flanked by letters 'W-T' on both faces; articulate join between hoops and animal heads.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1988.
From the collection of a deceased collector.
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LOT 1012
Western Asiatic Silver Bracelet with Lion Head Terminals Holding a Menorah
Sold for (Inc. bp): £878
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Old Babylonian Stone Kohl Pot with Animal Legs
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Urartian Bifacial Stone Stamp Seal
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £819
Tabular seal with large suspension hole; bifacial design comprising (A) a large winged creature with textured surface above two running gazelles; (B) a lion pouncing on a smaller quadruped. 19.7 grams, 33 mm
Acquired 1969-1999. From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of a report by Dr Habil, Pieter Gert van der Veen, Head of the Biblical Archaeology study form (ABA) der Studiengemeinschaft Wort und Wissen e.V.
Accompanying note dates the seal to Iron Age II (9th-8th century B.C.)
