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LOT 1151
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal and Amulet Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 - 1 in. (19.4 grams total, 12-24 mm).
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. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected since the 1970s.
Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
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Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £111
Including tabular, oblate, biconvex, polyhedral and other beads in glass, lapis lazuli, shell, serpentine and other materials. 290 grams total, 1-27 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Coral and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung group of tubular beads with irregular dangle centrepiece. 11.2 grams, 43 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Azerbaijan Horse Rhyton
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Funicular body with a flaring neck and zoomorphic finial, with circular spout in its chest; chipped. 1.35 kg, 28 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Property of a London gentleman.