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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,940
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
An early Bronze Age terracotta jar with flat base and rounded upper body, two ledge handles to the equator, broad neck with band of impressed dots beneath the rim. 378 grams, 14 cm high
Acquired 1970s.
From an important deceased family collection by descent.
Acquired 1970s.
From an important deceased family collection by descent.
A gold pendant composed of a banded agate bead, gold trefoil pendant bead below, truncated conical gold cap above, crowned by a smaller stone bead and biconical gold bead; loop for suspension. 1.72 grams, 26 mm high
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
A restrung group of discoid shell beads. 123 grams, 62 cm long
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, UK.
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, UK.
A group of five cuneiform ceramic tablet fragments, each comprising at least one face of cuneiform text or pictographs, three are accounting texts of about 3000; one of the fragments is late Old Babylonian; the fifth fragment is anepigraphic. 55 grams total, 25-33 mm
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.
This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
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.
This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £432
A round-section limestone sceptre or staff with rounded tip and polished surface. 5.7 kg, 1.08 m longFine condition.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
A domed silver-gilt mount displaying a repoussé scene composed of a lion attacking an antelope; remains of attachment lugs to reverse. 17.2 grams, 44 mm
Essex gallery, early 2000s.
Essex gallery, early 2000s.
A bulbous ceramic jar with short neck and everted rim. 864 grams, 17.5 cm high
Acquired 1990s.
English private collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Acquired 1990s.
English private collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A copper-alloy Pazuzu head amulet with integral suspension loop. 21.3 grams, 34 mm
Acquired before the early 1970s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Property of a London gentleman.
Acquired before the early 1970s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Property of a London gentleman.
A mixed group of four stone wheat weights, comprising: one large, roughly biconical haematite example with one flat face; a pebble-shaped haematite weight with one flat face; a slender, haematite weight with flattened ends and one flat face; a smaller roughly biconical haematite example with one flattened face and flattened ends. 113 grams total, 17-48 mm
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A star-shaped copper-alloy oil lamp with six arms, one arm forming a handle; tripod feet, one foot repaired. 176 grams, 13.9 cm
Early 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 113191 'Copper alloy lamp with seven wick holders and knob handle; cast.' for similar.
Early 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 113191 'Copper alloy lamp with seven wick holders and knob handle; cast.' for similar.
A round bottomed Bronze Age cup with strap handle. 145 grams, 10.2 cmcracked, rim chipped.
Acquired on the London art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Acquired on the London art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
A pair of bronze pins composed of tapering round-section stems and balustered upper bodies and domed heads; one pin tip lost in antiquity. 54 grams total, 14.3-16.7 cm
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.
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