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LOT 1306
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
14 5/8 in. (62 grams, 37.2 cm).
Composed of mixed graduated beads with an elbow bead as the central feature, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s.
Ex private West County, UK, collection.
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of coin-shaped and tubular beads interspersed with metal spacers, restrung. 33.8 grams, 49 cm
Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Deity and Beasts
Circa 1500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Showing a crescent moon and a standing beast, unusual filler motifs including a snake, an altar and a seated deity with a fringed skirt; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.65 grams, 20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.50. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising: frieze with profile running horse pulling a chariot with spoked wheel, seated driver and objects in the field; field of geometric linear symbols within broken borders; frieze with segmented standing figures; frieze with S-curved striated band, possibly a serpent with turned towards the rear; presenttion scene with seated magnate and facing supplicant, birds and guilloche in the field, chipped; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 39.73 grams total, 12-41 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
