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LOT 1661
Western Asiatic Stone Talisman Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (51.9 grams, 51 mm).
Hexagonal in plan with rounded sides ornamented with a row of roundels, holed at the top; inscribed legend to both faces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFormerly in an old French collection.
Ex Marc Labarbe, Toulouse France.
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising: hero with spear flanked by animals; gryphon fleeing with objects in the field; zigzag on a barred field; starburst and plant motifs; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 15.7 grams total, 15.5-27.3 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Cage Weight
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Comprising a square-section body with two overlapping U-shaped loops above. 94 grams, 48 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Mesopotamian Carved Stone Frog Bead Necklace
1500-1200 B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Restrung group of frog-shaped dangles, each pierced at the neck, with interstitial irregular spacer beads. 56.39 grams, 36 cm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
