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LOT 0913
Babylonian Cuneiform Clay Tablet Fragment Group
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 - 1 1/8 in. (27.4 grams total, 10-30 mm).
Comprising a quantity of envelope fragments, including examples bearing cuneiform text or cylinder seal impressions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a UK gentleman, acquired in the 1970s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Stone and Shell Bead Necklace
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Restrung with two central feature beads; composed of graduated beads of various types of stone, glass and shell. 18.9 grams, 46 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Bulbous Vase
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With trumpet-style neck and rim and integral foot. 1.1 kg, 23 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Luristan Bronze Pin Group
11th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising four examples with tapering bodies and decorative finials, three with a central piercing. 112 grams total, 13.5-16 cm
From a UK private collection, before 1980.
