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LOT 1034
Western Asiatic Style Gemstone with Inscribed Sun and Lion
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (21.3 grams, 77 mm).
Polished carnelian plaque with incised Šir-o Xoršid symbol of the Iranian state. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1034
Western Asiatic Style Gemstone with Inscribed Sun and Lion
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Neo-Assyrian Steatite Cylinder Seal
Circa 800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With frieze of profile winged gryphons, starburst above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.67 grams, 30.4 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic White Stone and Shell Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Restrung group of fusiform, cylindrical, rectangular and other beads. 15.4 grams, 31 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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Western Asiatic Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £416
Comprising mainly of biconical, cylindrical, and oblate beads. 192 grams, 6 - 32 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Ex London gallery, UK. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
