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LOT 1467
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 - 7/8 in. (13 grams total, 13.2-23.5 mm).
Comprising: frieze with rearing gryphons and winged figure; hatched band with roundels; robed figures with arms raised; opposed bulls with angled bodies; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Western Asiatic Pale Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Restrung group of graduated diamond-shaped beads. 42.9 grams, 50 cm
From a London gentleman's collection, 1995. -
Luristan Bronze Tanged Dirk
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising a slender triangular blade with a raised midrib and a short rectangular-section pierced tang. 192 grams, 38.3 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
The Luri people produced a quantity of fine metalwork, which according to Dr. Khorasani, could be due to a settled period which arose as a result of the defeat of the Elamites by the Babylonians, leaving the Luristani people in relative peace for a period of time after 1200 B.C. According to Khorasani, 'A culture of innovation and experimentation flourished, and the repertoire of the Luristan smiths expanded in the period between 1150–1050 BC.' -
Western Asiatic Silver Amulet
12th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Formed as a splayed animal figure with an integral loop. 2.16 grams, 21 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
