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LOT 1062
Western Asiatic Stone Beads with Engraved Animals
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (22.1 grams total, 20-22 mm).
Two roughly spherical beads carved from a milky stone, both possibly engraved later a frieze of animal and mythical figures, together with a single, apparently human, figure. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected since the 1970s.
Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
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Amlash Terracotta Flagon with Animal Head Handle
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The squat, bulbous body standing on conical tripod feet, slender neck with everted mouth and integral handle with pinched lug at the top, likely representing an animal form, small applied pellets around the lower body. 537 grams, 21 cm high
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Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Other Necklace Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £715
Comprising beads of various types and sizes, including carnelian, quartz, agate and glass examples, together with spherical, oval, facetted, coin, drum and other shapes. 186 grams total, 6-37 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal and Amulet Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising: a pillow-shaped carnelian amulet pierced through the notched upper edge, hatched panels to both faces; a triangular-section stamp seal displaying ring-and-dot motifs and a possible animal figure; a plano-convex stamp seal bearing a geometric motif; a square-shaped lapis lazuli amulet engraved with a horned quadruped standing right. 19.4 grams total, 12-24 mm
Collected since the 1970s. Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
