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LOT 1267
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 1 1/8 in. (56 grams total, 17-29 mm).
Comprising seven cylinder seals including one with a contest scene, one showing a procession of animals, two with figures, and others. [7]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Abbasid Three-Colour Lustre Pottery Bowl Group
10th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £576
Of rounded form on short foot with everted lip, each with hatched decoration on the reverse; one with stylised palmettes on dense dotted and hatched ground; the other with radial composition with floral branches; restored. 598 grams total, 18-19.2 cm
with Christie's, South Kensington, Art & Textiles of The Islamic & Indian Worlds, 8 April 2011, no.142. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12723-235153. -
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Western Asiatic Black Stone Kohl Pot with Geometric Design
2nd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £169
Bifacial with suspension loops and three tubular chambers, both broad faces with incised geometric pattern of squares and chevrons in a grid. 173 grams, 77 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Achaemenid Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
6th-4th century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Restrung group of annular, oblate and other types with biconvex pendant centrepiece. 13 grams, 39 cm
London, UK, collection, 2000s.
