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LOT 0234
Elamite Silver Bird Pendant with Inlays
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (10.9 grams, 49 mm).
Formed as two addorsed stylised birds with suspension lug between, remains of a cross to each body together with inlays, including highly reflective fragments, possibly haematite.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 0234
Elamite Silver Bird Pendant with Inlays
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Religious Vellum Manuscript Page Fragment
Circa 12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Irregular fragment with seven partial lines of text in black Naskh script. 154 grams total, 18 x 13 cm including frame
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
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Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Bead Necklace
10th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £221
Restrung designer necklace; composed of graduated melon and other beads. 214 grams, 78 cm long
London collection since the 1980s. Property of a Canadian family. -
Mesopotamian Haematite Amulet and Weight Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
One large zoomorphic example in the form of a lion or other animal, numerous cylindrical and oval examples, together with lozengiform, ovoid, plano-convex and coin-shaped forms. 377 grams total, 17-48 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection.
