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Western Asiatic Cream Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £13
Composed of small oblate and other beads interspersed with larger discoid and rectangular beads, the central feature composed of larger beads, restrung. 18 grams, 29 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Grey Stone Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
750-650 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Frieze depicting a kneeling figure in segmented kilt facing a figure with one arm raised standing back-to-back with a similar figure in a flounced knee-length garment; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.36 grams, 10 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Cylinder Seal Impression with Animals
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Thick section with a band of impressed advancing animals. 58.4 grams, 83 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Neo-Assyrian Haematite Cylinder Seal
Circa 800-700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Opaque seal with a lion cub, a woman with raised arms, seven stars depicting the Pleiades, and a reclining gazelle; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.53 grams, 22 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.81. -
Neo-Assyrian Steatite Cylinder Seal with Capricorns
Circa 800-700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A small seal with two capricorns and the Pleiades; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.85 grams, 14 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.84. -
Luristan Bronze Bull Statuette
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Modelled with a thin, tubular body and elongated, splayed legs, a short neck supporting an elongated head with bulbous eyes and curving horns, a tubular projection above the rump. 20.9 grams, 51 mm
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Gold Pendant
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Formed with two granulated gold beads separated by a garnet bead, and two small blue beads below, a loop above and below. 2.41 grams, 22 mm
Ex late Japanese gentleman's collection, 1970-2010. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance. -
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Legal Text
Circa 2000-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Small rectangular tablet with cuneiform text on all but one side. 31.67 grams, 35 mm
Private collection, 1980s. UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert. Accompanied by an original handwritten slip written by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. -
Large Western Asiatic Ceramic Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Bulbous body with flattened base, three raised ribs to the trumpet-shaped neck and a small handle to the rear. 1.08 kg, 27 cm
From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s. -
Sasanian Bronze Bowl
3rd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With broad base and deep everted sidewall. 194 grams, 17 cm
From the collection of North West London, UK, gentleman, 1990-2000s. -
Syrian Steatite Cylinder Seal with Beasts
Circa 1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A reused seal with an untrimmed top, showing a beast with a small beast on its back, a man in front, star as a filler motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.27 grams, 22 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.61. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
An oval intaglio with a two-line inscription; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.78 grams, 14 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London.