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LOT 1143
Bactrian Stone Idol
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
58 1/2 in. (13.6 kg, 148.5 cm).
Columnar bar with tapering ends, repair to one end.
ProvenanceEx collection 'F', London, UK, 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
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Opening Bid: £250
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Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Royal Sumerian Text
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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. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian Bead Necklace String
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Graduated string of irregular beads and dangles, banded agate centrepiece. 22.5 grams, 34 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
