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LOT 1060
Ancient Crystal and Carnelian Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1/2 in. (91 grams total, 2-14 mm).
Comprising spherical, irregular and facetted types. [59, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Neo Babylonian Glass Stamp Seal with Beast-Tamer
800-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Conical in profile with rounded top and piercing; underside with intaglio motif of a standing figure in a kilt with arms extended above two addorsed rampant beasts. 4.22 grams, 17 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999. -
Elamite Ceremonial Axe Head Group
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
Comprising: tubular shank with two lateral lobes; tubular shank with flared rim, triangular axe-head and small adze to rear. 44.3 grams total, 61-75 mm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet of a Contract within an Envelope
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Pillow-shaped ceramic tablet with impressed cuneiform inscriptions, wrapped and enclosed in a clay envelope with cuneiform text to one flat face. 138 grams, 73 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1988. 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
