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LOT 0942
Chalcolithic Fertility Idol
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 5/8 in. (169 grams, 92 mm high).
Modelled at a highly stylised seated female figure with stub legs and outstretched stub arms, triangular head with simple facial features, conical breasts, buttocks and spine delineated with simple lines to rear.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a deceased London gentleman, 1979-1999; thence by descent.
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Western Asiatic Deep Red Glass Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of opaque red glass and jasper beads of various types, including oblate, annular, barrel and other types; restrung. 17.8 grams, 30 cm long
Ex W.J. collection, 1990s. -
Old Babylonian Micro Cuneiform Clay Tablet
Circa 18th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Bearing an Akkadian literary text over two faces. 135 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 Bronze Bird Collection
6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
One with curved comb and wattle, raised disc eyes, carinated pentagonal tail; one with hooked beak, lentoid eyes, low-relief detailing. 46 grams total, 28-47 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
