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LOT 1054
Western Asiatic Stone and Shell Bead Necklace String
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
15 in. (16.1 grams, 38 cm long).
Restrung; composed of stone beads of various shapes and shades of cream and grey. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx North London collection from 1980s-1990s.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity.
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Central Asian Slip-Painted Pottery Fragment with Hoopoe
Samarkand, 10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Irregular with dished profile and base to the reverse; glazed surface with painted hoopoe in pale green and salmon-pink. 220 grams, 15.5 cm
Ex London gallery, 2002. From a private UK collection. Ex central London gallery. -
Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal for Shamash-ili, son of Nirgal-gamil
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Engraved with a frieze composed of human figures and columns of text: Shamash-ili, son of Nirgal-gamil (?), servant of (the god) Sakkud.; drilled vertically for suspension. 9.16 grams, 28 mm
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. -
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Elamite Bronze Vessel Stand
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Formed with an openwork circular 'basket' supported on the backs of two birds standing parallel on a rectangular plate, inlays to three birds' eyes. 220 grams, 89 mm
London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11868-206898.
