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LOT 0877
Western Asiatic Stone Bead Necklace String
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
27 1/2 in. (53.4 grams total, 70 cm long).
Restrung graduated group of oblate and tubular agate beads with large central agate dangle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene and Inscription
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
With frieze depicting a seated figure holding up a vessel in one extended hand, star and crescent above; before him, a facing figure in fringed robe and another in flounced robe with hands raised; two columns of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.23 grams, 17 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. -
Tel Halaf Terracotta Fertility Figure
6th-5th millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £494
With pinched facial features, applied breasts, horizontal bands of pigment; restored from old and new pieces. 119 grams, 94 mm
Acquired 1980-1990s. From the private collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK. -
Judaean Lead Seal with Menorah
Circa 2nd century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
The menorah design impressed to one face; impression of textile to the reverse. 3.9 grams, 13 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
