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LOT 1064
Western Asiatic White Stone Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
14 3/4 in. (31.9 grams, 37.5 cm).
Restrung group of tubular, fusiform, biconical and other beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx 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 Gold Ring in Traditional Form
12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £842
D-section hoop with spurs to the shoulders, tall trumpet-shaped bezel with carinated rim and inset turquoise cabochon. 4.16 grams, 34.09 mm overall, 14.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)
Acquired in the 1980s. 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. -
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Sumerian Stone Skirt
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Plano-convex in section with a later (20th century) band of largely untranslated cuneiform style text; a skirt from a figure. 14.7 grams, 32 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. 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 Cobalt-Blue Footed Bowl
9th century A.D.Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,150
With carinated sidewall, rolled and everted rim, shallow foot; partial lustre-glaze to surface with four trapezoidal panels: two with reserved regardant bird and two with tracery motif. 498 grams, 18.5 cm
Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1982. Private collection, U.K. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12724-235155. 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.
