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LOT 1284
Jemdet Nasr Period Cylinder Seal Group
3100-2900 B.C.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (9.69 grams total, 12-19 mm).
Comprising two examples from the Jemdet Nasr Period, one white limestone with three rows fish; a second pink limestone with cross-banded hatching; accompanied by a third Early Dynastic example circa 2700-2500 B.C., in grey limestone with contest scene, with a male figure between two rampant antelope. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Glass Bead Necklace
1st millennium A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Restrung with graduated oblate and tubular beads. 20.7 grams, 40.5 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Western Asiatic Granulated Gold Beads
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Each drum-shaped with filigree coil around the mounting hole and openwork granulated surface. 1.88 grams total, 7 mm each
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Group of two pillow-shaped clay tablets each with cuneiform text to one broad face; repaired. 93.8 grams total, 48-61 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.
