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LOT 1171
Jemdet Nasr Type Amulet Group
SUMERIAN, CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 1/4 - 2 1/4 in. (98 grams total, 31-56 mm).
Mixed group including plano-convex type and two stylised zoomorphs. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent
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Western Asiatic Achaemenid Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
Circa 6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Graduated string of biconical, oblate and other beads, centrepiece a large spherical bead with annular retainer. 37 grams, 38 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Achaemenid Silver Feline Brooch Pair
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £325
Each composed of a plano-convex bow, balustered arms with one knop-style head and one curved catchplate, round-section pin with coiled wire collar, bow decorated with the addorsed forequarters of two felines with stylised markings and facial features. 22.3 grams total, 30 mm each
Fine condition.
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. -
Sumerian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
3000-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200
Rectangular slab with reserved symbols in three columns to one face, reverse plain. 314 grams, 11.9 cm
Ex Oriental Dar Antiques, Jerusalem, 1967. European private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12094-211937.
