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LOT 1062
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (10.9 grams, 29 mm).
With incised braided design forming diamond-shape hatching. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.055.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 28.
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Golden Horde Belt Buckle and Fittings Group
13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Comprising: hexafoil strap- or belt-fitting with panels of scrolled tendrils and reserved petals, reverse damaged; tongue-shaped hollow strap-end with openwork arabesque finial, bands of scrolled tendrils to obverse, incised arabesque to reverse; two rectangular belt mounts each with openwork obverse, hanged looped fitting to lower edge; four discoid mounts with three pierced lugs; two triangular plaques with openwork scrolled tendril design, pin to each angle; spherical dangle; ribbed scaphoid dangle; openwork hoop with scrolled tendrils; annular mount with ropework motif to obverse. 45 grams total, 9-49 mm
Mr M.B., Mainz, Germany, since the 1980s. Private collection, London. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr. Jack Ogden of Strptwist Ltd, reference 190623 with description of the items and the techniques used to produce them, and the metallic composition of the gold (56.36% to 64.25% on the items tested). -
Urartu Bronze Bracelet Pair with Beast Heads
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Each a round-section shank with opposed beast-head finials. 119 grams total, 72 mm each
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Grey Ware Storage Vessel
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