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Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23,400
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,750
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,700
Lot No. 0837
 
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Formed with a carinated body, everted rim, handle with thumb rest and vestigial handles, rare. 240 grams, 10 cm wide

From an important specialist collection formed in London, UK, before 1988.

Composed of a carinated hoop with geometric ornament and expanded shoulders, engraved calligraphic inscription to the rectangular bezel. 10.78 grams, 24.49 mm overall, 19.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Polished surfaces with piercing through the flanks. 24.9 grams, 32 mm

Acquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.

Accompanied by a copy of a report by Dr. Habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen Head of the Biblical Archaeology study form (ABA) der Studiengemeinschaft Wort und Wissen e.V.

Accompanying note dates the weight to the Neo-Assyrian period, 8th-7th century B.C.
Lot No. 0840
8
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Of globular form with domed upper face bearing incised characters and a flat base; likely limestone. 44.7 grams, 33 mm

Gabby family collection since the late 1960s; thence by descent.

Lot No. 0841
3
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Ellipsoid bezel with incise calligraphic legend 'bhsmir Awaz Bake'. 10.42 grams, 30.90 mm overall, 15.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)

Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.

Cf. similar ring in the British Museum, London, under reference AF.2309.

Lot No. 0842
10
Sold for (Inc. bp): £676
Roughly cylindrical in shape; the ibex with stylised detailing. 147 grams, 17.8 cm

From an old German collection, Cologne, Germany.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1988.102.10, for similar.

Lot No. 0843
2
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Composed mainly of blue glass and faience beads of various shades and types, including annular, spherical, tubular and others; restrung. 10.5 grams, 70 cm long

Ex W.J. collection, 1990s.

Modelled with a tapering rectangular body, head with pinched features facing forwards, hands raised to chest with palms placed flat against the chest, shown wearing a neck ornament and with an elaborate hair style arranged at the back of the head; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 182 grams total, 14.5cm including stand

Ex North Yorkshire collection from the 1990s.

Lot No. 0845
5
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Composed of two differently sized conical 'nails'. 250 grams total, 7.2-11.5 cm

Acquired 1970-1990.
Ex collection of a deceased gentleman by descent to his family.

Comprising cream-coloured stone or shell beads of various types, including one decorated with punched ring-and-dot ornament; restrung. 11.4 grams, 64 cm long

Ex W.J. collection, 1990s.

Lot No. 0847
 
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Unglazed with painted rosette motif, deep rim. 800 grams, 24 cm

London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Lot No. 0848
2
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Segmented disc with loop to the reverse; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze. 47 x 46 x 16 mm. This is round, with flat face and flat back, on which is mounted, not quite in the middle, a suspension loop. The design on the face, done in raised lines, consists of a kind of rosette; a central small circle with 'petals' and loops around it, within an outer rim. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2200-1800 B.C. The metal is in good condition and could be cleaned,[sic] The rim is a little worn.' 74 grams, 47 mm

From an important London, UK, collection, 1970s.

Accompanied by a scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology.

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