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LOT 1289
Achaemenid Blue and Green Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
17 1/2 in. (19.1 grams, 44.5 cm).
Composed of mixed beads, including oblate, spherical, and other beads, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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LOT 1289
Achaemenid Blue and Green Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Syrian Steatite Cylinder Seal
Circa 1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A small cylinder seal showing a beast looking back, a winged sun and a flying duck, star and eye motifs as fillers; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.36 grams, 18 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.59. -
Western Asiatic Brown Stone Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Broad and squat with slightly everted rim to the mouth; old collector's label to underside 'N6056-2 P5000-'. 341 grams, 12 cm wide
Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Small rectangular tablet with impressed text on four sides. 24.1 grams, 37 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.
