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LOT 1931
Western Asiatic Style Agate Bead Necklace String with Scaraboids
20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/4 in. (83 grams, 44 cm).
A designer necklace composed of biconical banded beads interspersed with light-coloured scaraboids and one amuletic pendant, central feature a large tooth-shaped pendant; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1931
Western Asiatic Style Agate Bead Necklace String with Scaraboids
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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Western Asiatic Style Carved Stone Animal Group
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Comprising: a horse protome modelled as the foreparts of a leaping horse; a bull's head with large curving horns. 1.94 kg total, 12-18 cm
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Style Bronze Model Knife
18th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With narrow tongue-shaped iron blade and copper-alloy hilt formed as a hippocamp. 10.7 grams, 87 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Gold Ring with Scorpion Gemstone
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With doubled ropework hoop and granule to each shoulder supporting an ellipsoid plaque with ropework rim, inset carnelian intaglio with incuse scorpion and Sassanian script legend beneath. 4.07 grams, 23.10 mm overall, 18.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Acquired Suffolk, UK, before 2000. Property of a Bedfordshire, UK, private collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
