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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 Silver Earring Pair
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising two hoop earrings with hollow-form beads, each bead embellished with filigree. 4.13 grams total, 23-32 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Large Bactrian Stone Vessel
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
With slightly dished base, trumpet-shaped sidewall, parallel circumferential ridges below the rim with segmented detailing. 7.45 kg, 25.7 cm wide
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
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Western Asiatic Marble Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
With large central hole, incised frieze of a seated figure offering a cup to a figure in floor-length garment, second figure behind him in a tiered robe, canine and scorpion to the rear. 17 grams, 31 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.04. London collection, 2016.
