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LOT 0966
Western Asiatic White Stone Bead Necklace
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
26 in. (12.1 grams, 66 cm long).
Restrung; composed of small pale stone or shell smoothed cylinder beads of various shades and types. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With drilled design of larger and smaller pellets regularly placed. 19.5 grams, 22 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.068. London collection, 2016. -
Central Asian Bronze Compartmented Eagle Seal Matrix
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Accompanied by a typed and signed scholarly note written by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, which states: 'This bears the shape of the design, with flat compartmented face and flat back, on which a handle of inverted V-shape is mounted. The design consists of a heraldic eagle, with head sideways at the top, body beneath, and wings spread and curving downwards. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. it is a fine design and in very good condition save that the lower part of the body is missing.' 17.2 grams, 38 mm high
Ex S Collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s. Accompanied by a typed scholarly note signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s with reference no.V-619. -
Nabataean Standing Stone Figure
Circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £286
The figure depicted with kyphosis and emphasised head; dressed hair and stylised facial features with high forehead and open mouth with full lips; arms held at waist level with crossed hands; dressed in a textured tunic. 149 grams, 97 mm
Acquired in the 1970s, thence by descent 2012. Private UK collection, Cambridge, UK. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. Old collection label to the base inscribed 'Petra'.
