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LOT 0878
Western Asiatic Silver Dress Pin
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/8 in. (13.1 grams, 85 mm).
With a short tapering body, balustered finial topped with three rounded cuboids. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection formed in the 1970s-1980s.
From the Inglismaldie Castle estate, Angus, Scotland, by descent to the current owner.
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Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With incised frieze of a seated figure in tiered garment facing a standing figure in floor-length garment, second figure behind with arms crossed at the chest, blank space to the rear to accept text. 4.1 grams, 21 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; ; collection no.067. London collection, 2016. -
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Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising a quantity of small beads, mostly drawn coloured glass beads intended for embroidery. 84 grams total, 1-16 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Umayyad Lead Mirror Triptych
7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Three-piece lead-alloy frame; central panel a rectangular frame with loops at the corners, suspension ring, geometric openwork design with central roundel; two flanking rectangular openwork panels each with a facing female dressed in a calf-length robe supporting a ewer on her head. 54.5 grams total, 48-90 mm
From the collection of a prominent dealer of Islamic antiquities, Mr A.C., since 1980s.
