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LOT 1389
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli and Other Stone and Glass Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
21 in. (82 grams, 53.2 cm).
Composed of spherical beads interspersed with barley twist glass beads and a large melon bead at the centre; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1389
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli and Other Stone and Glass Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Fragmentary section of a tablet with impressed characters; repaired. 123 grams, 81 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. -
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Recumbent Bull with Inlaid Eyes
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £270
Modelled in the round with the legs folded beneath the body, pierced at the rump through the curved tail; sockets at the eyes, each with inlay; bronze mounting rod set into the lower body. 27.1 grams, 45 mm
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968. with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by a copy of the original 1968 invoice. -
Judean Terracotta Shephelah Oil Lamp
3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising a drum-shaped body with a flat base and a low rim to the filler-hole, a long D-shaped nozzle. 79 grams, 85 mm
From the Lloyd and Jeanne Raport collection, Washington, D.C. and Florida, USA, formed between 1972-2000. Acquired through Bonhams, London, UK.
