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LOT 1344
Western Asiatic Stone Weight Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 - 2 1/4 in. (59 grams total, 12-58 mm).
Fusiform, obate and other types in banded agate, haematite and other materials. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons gallery, 1990s.
From a North London, UK, collection.
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Western Asiatic Turquoise Ceramic Bead Necklace
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Composed of spherical turquoise-coloured beads interspersed with yellow glass and faience beads; restrung on a metal wire. 62 grams, 49.5 cm
Ex French gallery, 1970-1990. Paris collection, France. -
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
With frieze depicting a a seated figure holding a vessel in one extended hand, a star, a leaping dog, a nude female facing, two advancing attendants; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.57 grams, 10 mm
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990. Accompanied by an old collection ticket. -
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Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Water-God Enki
23rd-22nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Mottled chalcedony with judgement scene; the water-god Enki seated confronts a human flanked by robed and bearded supporters, two columns of cuneiform text, chipped. 4.55 grams, 20 mm
Ex Cohen Antiques, London W8. From the M. Cloake collection, acquired in 1977. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
