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LOT 1670
Western Asiatic Style Lapis Lazuli and Other Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/2 in. (52 grams, 44.5 cm).
Composed of spherical beads interspersed with barley twist beads and a large fish-shaped bead at the centre; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, art market 1990s.
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LOT 1670
Western Asiatic Style Lapis Lazuli and Other Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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900-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
The field divided into two registers by a horizontal guilloche; above, two winged gryphons crouching beside an attendant with a seated figure holding a sceptre; below, opposed crouching lions, an attendant and a perching bird; a full-height figure with a kopesh; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 5.17 grams, 18 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Kushan-Sasanian Chalcedony Stamp Seal
3rd-4th century AD. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Plano-convex type with narrow transverse hole; possibly later incuse zebu standing with possibly later inscription above. 13.6 grams, 24 mm
Private collection, 1970s. Acquired Chiswick Auctions, 2 February, 2016, no.109. Private collection, London, UK. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
A small pillow-shaped tablet, with dense lines of cuneiform on both sides. 13.8 grams, 30.7 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
