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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
.jpg "Eastern Roman Bust of the Daughter of Aqima")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
.jpg "Italic Bronze Triple-Disc Cuirass")
.jpg "Massive Stone Age British Bifacial Lanceolate Flint Handaxe")
.jpg "Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Three-Dimensional Urnes Stirrup Apex Mount")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Formed as a stylised animal with stocky body, stub tail, thick neck developing to a pinched spout, loop handle to the shoulder; painted with bands of geometric designs, reserved rosettes, pointillé bands, etc. 321 grams, 14 cm high
From the Steel family collection, 1950s-late 1990s.
From the Steel family collection, 1950s-late 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
With carved frieze depicting a seated king approached by two figures in flounced robes. 2.65 grams, 18 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.081.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Collon, D., Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990, item 6, for type.
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.081.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Collon, D., Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990, item 6, for type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Mainly pottery and some glass, annular, tubular, fusiform and other types. 43.6 grams total, 2-20 mm
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
Group of three gold annular beads each with two rows of applied granules to the rim. 2.99 grams total, 6.1-11.70 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Of cotton-reel shape; deeply incised leaf and other motifs. 4.98 grams, 19 mm
Ex property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s, item no.28B (111).
Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s.
Ex property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s, item no.28B (111).
Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Restrung with two central feature beads; composed of graduated beads of various types of stone, glass and shell. 18.9 grams, 46 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Cf. Hussein, M.M., Altaweel, M., Gibson, McGuire, Nimrud The Queen’s Tombs, Baghdad-Chicago, 2016, p.180, pls.18,144 lett.b and c, for similar bead necklaces made of a mixture of stones, included faience.
Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Cf. Hussein, M.M., Altaweel, M., Gibson, McGuire, Nimrud The Queen’s Tombs, Baghdad-Chicago, 2016, p.180, pls.18,144 lett.b and c, for similar bead necklaces made of a mixture of stones, included faience.
Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands.
Comprising a deep dish with slightly convex bottom and outward sloping sides. 214 grams, 16.9 cm
UK private collection formed before 2000.
Ex North London, UK, gallery.
UK private collection formed before 2000.
Ex North London, UK, gallery.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With incised design of a standing figure in fringed garment drawing his bow against an antelope, fronds in the field. 11 grams, 37 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.072.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 148, for type.
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.072.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 148, for type.
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Comprising a quantity of small, mostly disc-shaped beads, in pale alabaster; each pierced for stringing. 63 grams total, 3-8 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
With pinched facial features, applied breasts, horizontal bands of pigment; restored from old and new pieces. 119 grams, 94 mm
Acquired 1980-1990s.
From the private collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
Cf. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, inventory number VA 12517, 12518, for a very similar example.
Acquired 1980-1990s.
From the private collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
Cf. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, inventory number VA 12517, 12518, for a very similar example.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Group of three fragments of pillow-shaped tablets with cuneiform text to one or more faces. 159 grams total, 32-70 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.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With poppy-shaped head and flared collar beneath, one with balustered finial. 55 grams total, 10-14.5 cm
Private collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Private collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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