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LOT 1817
Western Asiatic Style Stone Animal Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
1/8 - 1 3/8 in. (28.02 grams total, 4-34 mm).
Including a lapis lazuli bird bead with folded wings, banded agate crouching lion, crouching feline with head turned and other types. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection of a London, UK, gentleman, acquired between 1965-2020.
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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Western Asiatic Style Rock Crystal Gaming Piece Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Comprising five conical pieces, each with engraved scroll motifs to the outer face. 510 grams total, 45-64 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. -
Post Medieval Gold and Other Ring Group
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising: one with gilt hoop, disc bezel with pellets and facetted glass inlay; one with D-section hoop, segmented shoulders, lozengiform bezel with inset cameo of the 'Birth of Venus'. 4.97 grams total, 20-24 mm
From a family collection, acquired 1930s-1980s. Property of K.P., a Cornish lady collector, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Grand Tour Egyptian Bronze Figure of the God Min
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Modelled in the round as a votive ithyphallic figure wearing a double-plumed crown with median sun disc; holding a flail in his outstretched right hand and his erect phallus in the left; mounted on a custom-made display base. 532 grams total, 22.5 cm high including stand
Acquired from a Manhattan gallery, USA, 1970s. Ex private New York city collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
