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Lot No. 1269
10
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Mixed group of cylindrical ribbed beads. 1.50 grams total, 8-10 mm

From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.

Haematite with four standing figures; accompanied by a section of an old typed scholarly note on a collection of 61 seals, typed and unsigned, by W. G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cappadocian, c. 1900-1800 B.C. Hematite. Figure with axe over shoulder and holding symbol facing (i) figure holding different symbol, (ii) Lamma, and (iii) worshipper; bird, "vessel" and "ball staff".' 4.28 grams, 17 mm

Property of a London gentleman; part of his family collection since the 1970s with collection identification no.39.
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.

Accompanied by a copy of an unsigned scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.

Lot No. 1273
4
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising: Amlash bronze cloak pin, the top of the shank decorated with encircling bands of various widths and surmounted by a conical head, a piercing in the shaft allowed for the attachment of a crescentic slip-ring, the surface with areas of corrosion, the very tip broken away; similar with pierced lug finial and four radiating birds' heads; each with old collector's label '10633' and '10689'; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 113 grams total, 15.2-15.5 cm including stand

Acquired on the UK art market 1970s-1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.

Cf. Moorey, P.R.S., Catalogue of the Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1971, pl.43, no.248, for type.

Impressed menorah to one face, the other side with faint remains of an eagle. 1.08 grams, 12 mm

From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.

Lot No. 1275
1
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Tubular in form with lightly-incised rectilinear images and text. 4.78 grams, 20 mm

From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.
The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.

Of squat profile with rounded rim, two latera; stub handles and band of pointillé ornament below the rim. 1.21 kg, 29.5 cm wide

From an important collection of terracotta pre 1988, London and Geneva.

With frieze depicting two seated figures opposed beneath quadrupeds, dog seated to one side, rosettes and other objects in the field; columns of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.9 grams, 25 mm

From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.

Lot No. 1279
12
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Comprising: columnar type with applied hair and costume details the central piece being Cypriot; columnar type with moulded facial features; tabular type with applied collar; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 410 grams total, 13.6-17.5 cm including stand

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

A restrung designer necklace comprising annular, tubular, oblate and other types. 15.7 grams, 37.5 cm

Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.

Lot No. 1281
1
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A penannular bracelet with D-section body and stylised beast head terminals. 29.6 grams, 63 mm

UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.

Lot No. 1282
17
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Haematite with a seated bearded male figure in long robes and cap, hand held up and holding a cup, crescent moon above; to the front a male deity wearing long robes and a horned cap leading a male figure by the hand, male in long robes and hand held to mouth; behind a male figure in long robes and arms crossed over chest, rectangular panel with three columns of cuneiform text. 7.1 grams, 16 mm

From an important North London collection formed in the late 1980s.
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.

Restrung designer necklace of graduated spherical and melon glass and stone beads with oblate mosaic types. 20.5 grams, 37.5 cm

Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.

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