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LOT 0292
Assyrian Gold Earrings with Bosses
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (17.48 grams total, 26-27 mm).
Each a hoop extending between two conical wound-wire bosses above a cluster of granules, carinated shank below with third cluster beneath; one loop replaced. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Gold Bell-Shaped Pendant
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Hemispherical with loop to the inner face to accept a clapper. 3.85 grams, 23 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Royal Sumerian Text
Circa 18th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Pillow-shaped in form with cuneiform text in dense rows to one face. 146 grams, 90 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Chalcolithic Terracotta Female Figure
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Modelled in the round with columnar head and neck, pinched and impressed facial details, applied collar and calf-length skirt; repaired. 203 grams, 18.5 cm
Collection of a deceased London gentleman, 1979-1999, by descent.
