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LOT 1690
Western Asiatic Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
22 in. (19.6 grams, 56 cm).
Composed of slender oval beads and with eight poppy seed-shaped beads; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, art market 1990s.
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West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Cross
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Square stamp seal with segmented face; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze 37 x 35 x 19 mm. This is a roughly square with flat face and flat back, on which a handle of inverted U-shape is mounted. The design is compartmented and open-work. It consists of an outer band within which a simple cross divided the area into quarters, though only one bar of this cross reaches both ends, the transverse bar is divided into two parts. Each quarter thus created is filled with an L-shape, creating a small square at each outer corner. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. The outer edges are dented and the corners worn, but while there is incrustations on most of the surface, this could be removed.' 26 grams, 37.6 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. Accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor W.G. Lambert with reference no.R-499. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Green Stone Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
An octagonal intaglio with an inscription on a densely arranged floral field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.36 grams, 15 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. -
Western Asiatic Pale Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Restrung group of graduated diamond-shaped beads. 42.9 grams, 50 cm
From a London gentleman's collection, 1995.
