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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,940
.jpg "Anglo-Saxon Gilt Chip-Carved Mount with Interlaced Panels")
.jpg "The Siddington Impressive Anglo-Saxon Chip-Carved Saucer Brooch Pair")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A faience vessel with bulbous body, waisted neck and rolled, everted mouth; polychrome geometric petals around the shoulder. 129 grams, 96 mm high
Early 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
Early 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A pair of lapis lazuli necklaces: one composed mainly of squat, biconical beads, the other of annular, biconical and various other types. 13.9 grams total, 47-55 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
A pair of copper-alloy pin heads formed with tapering round-section stems and flat-section sub-oval heads, decorated in repoussé with geometric and stylised foliate motifs; accompanied by a custom-made display base. 81 grams total, 16 cm high including stand
UK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
UK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A pair of ceramic tablet fragments, fragment A: a text of accounting of Ur III (mention of an expense for a sacrifice), fragment B: uncertain. 15.6 grams total, 29-31 mm
Acquired before 1988.
Ex family collection.
Acquired before 1988.
Ex family collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A restrung designer necklace composed mainly of cream-white coloured glass and some stone beads of spherical, biconical, barrel-shaped and other types, including two animal head beads. 21.33 grams, 54.5 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
A mixed group of stamp seals in carnelian, lapis lazuli and other materials with intaglio profile bust, two horses and other designs. 16.4 grams total, 12-16 mm
English private collection.
English private collection.
A mixed group of glass, shell and stone beads of annular, oblate, melon, and other types. 67 grams total, 2-23 mm
Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £64
A fragment of a ceramic pillow-shaped tablet with impressed cuneiform text to both broad faces, an inventory of linen and metal artifacts, including a bronze masatum. 21.9 grams, 56 mmFine condition.
Ex UK art market, 1970s.
Property of a London gentleman.
Cf. The Oriental Institute Museum, Woods, C. ed., Visible language: inventions of writing in the ancient middle east and beyond, University of Chicago, 2010, p.68, for type.
Ex UK art market, 1970s.
Property of a London gentleman.
Cf. The Oriental Institute Museum, Woods, C. ed., Visible language: inventions of writing in the ancient middle east and beyond, University of Chicago, 2010, p.68, for type.
.jpg "Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Relating to Inventory of Sheep")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
A bifacial clay tablet with cuneiform text to both faces, an accounting tablet concerning an inventory of various types of sheep associated with names of persons. 28 grams, 64 mm wide
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members.
Examined 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.
The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 11.217.15, for similar.
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members.
Examined 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.
The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 11.217.15, for similar.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
A stylised clay fertility figure modelled seated with a pinched head and face with circular eye detailing, stub arms and erect penis, wearing a head covering. 9.54 grams, 58 mm
Acquired 1990s.
English private collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Acquired 1990s.
English private collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
A matching pair of gold earrings, each composed of a tapering penannular hoop with a pendant formed as two graduated bulbs with pyramid granule finial. 2.47 grams, 31-32 mmFine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A restrung designer necklace composed of mainly glass, stone and faience beads of various types and sizes, including spherical, ribbed, barrel, facetted and other types; in various shades of blue. 8.2 grams, 68 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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