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LOT 1278
Western Asiatic Silver Bracelet
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 in. (27 grams, 58 mm).
Penannular body with ram-head terminals.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Ceramic Oil Lamp and Ladle
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: an oil lamp with pinched, trefoil-type spout; a coarseware ladle with deep bowl and short, thick stem. 249 grams total, 7.7-15.7 cm
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. -
Achaemenid Banded Agate Bead with Gold Caps
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £165
An elbow bead with an ellipsoid cap to each finial. 1.26 grams, 19 mm
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards. -
Mesopotamian Pink Stone Stamp Seal
Circa 4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Modelled as an elongated rhomb pierced lengthways; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp seal of pink stone, 51 x 23 x 10 mm,, [sic] an elongated rhomb, pierced lengthways. Design: criss-cross. Mesopotamia or Syria, c. 3500 B.C. Condition very good.' 13.8 grams, 52 mm
Previously in an old British collection formed in the 1960s. Ex 1990s London collections, having been studied and catalogued by professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Formerly with a Mayfair art dealer S.A. Property of a London gallery. Accompanied by an original scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
