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LOT 1096
Western Asiatic Stone Animal Amulet
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (4.24 grams, 25 mm).
Formed as a bounding dog with stylised detailing to both faces; pierced for suspension. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceGabby family collection since the late 1960s, thence by descent.
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Western Asiatic Millefiori Glass Bead Necklace
Early 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Comprising opaque polychrome glass beads of mainly spherical and tubular types, displaying an array of decorative techniques and patterns including millefiori, chequerboard, ribbon glass and others; restrung designer necklace with a modern clasp. 101 grams, 45 cm long
Ex private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. -
Nabataean Redware Dish with Painted Foliage
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Squat dish with conical profile, low flange rim with carination; finely detailed painted foliage and reticulation to the inner face; very rare. 106 grams, 15 cm wide
From the important family collection of the late M.N., pre 1992. -
Western Asiatic Agate Cylinder Seal with Combat Scenes
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
With frieze of two fighting scenes between a hero and a lion and a hero and an antelope, frond or tree between. 17.9 grams, 29 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.075. London collection, 2016.
