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LOT 1996
Western Asiatic Style Banded Agate Bead and Amulet Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 2 1/4 in. (147 grams total, 19-56 mm).
Comprising eight biconical beads, two domed beads, and two amulets shaped as reclining lionesses. [12, 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 1996
Western Asiatic Style Banded Agate Bead and Amulet Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Post Medieval Bronze Face Escutcheon
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
An oval convex disc showing a low-relief image of a grimacing beast with emphasised eyebrows and nose, tongue protruding between thick lips. 0.96 grams, 17 mm
From an Essex, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Greek Icon with Saint Anthony the Abbot and Saint Charalambos
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Saint Anthony the Great on the left, represented in monastic dress holding a scroll of holy writings with his left hand; Saint Charalambos dressed as a bishop, with a green sticharion embroidered in gold, covered by a pink gold embroidered phelonion, a gold embroidered square epigonation with blue edges, and a long orange gold embroidered epitrachelion, holding a gold covered gospel with the image of Christ's resurrection with his left hand; tempera on wood. 558 grams, 25 x 18.6 cm
Acquired from Portobello Road, London, in the 1990s. Property of a London, UK, gentleman collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Saint Anthony the Great, who lived in the 3rd-4th century A.D., was the father of Eastern Monachism. According to the tradition, Saint Charalambos was martyred in 202 A.D. He is the protector of prosperity and health. -
Western Asiatic Style 'Jet' Gaming Piece Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising: two facetted mushroom-shaped counters; two formed as stylised horse-heads; one domed with facets; possibly jet. 363 grams total, 49-63 mm
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.
