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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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Assyrian Gold Earring with Double Twisted Wires
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising a wire hoop with filigree cones and granule clusters. 1.50 grams, 13 mm
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards. -
Achaemenid Bronze Flower Finial Collection
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Including two small buds with ferrous spikes and two larger blooms with square-section mounting pins. 687 grams total, 62-175 mm
Acquired on the European art market, 1990s. English private collection. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian and Gold Bead Necklace
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £425
Restrung group of tabular, fusiform and other carnelian beads with granulated tubular gold collar spacers between. 45.5 grams, 55 cm
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards.
