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LOT 1214
Large Bactrian Banded Agate Elbow Bead
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
3 1/4 in. (60 grams, 82 mm).
Formed as a large triangular bead with cut edges.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, England.
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Large Bactrian Mixed Agate Bead Necklace String
Circa 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Restrung group of round, oval, biconical and other beads. 225 grams total, 67 cm long
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, England. -
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Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet for the Loan of Money During the Reign of Sin-iqišam King of Larsa
1840-1836 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,755
A pillow-shaped tablet, with cuneiform text to the broad faces and an edge, reading: 'Idnin-Sîn and Sutitum have obtained from the god Šamaš (a loan of) 5/6 mine 5 shekels of silver, the silver (has) an interest of 4 shekels 1/3. He° will have to repay the money at the time of sowing. Before (the god) Ea, Before (the goddess) Sugallitum Before (the god) Nanna Before Dani Seal of one (of the) witnesses... In the month of Tebitum The year of Sin-iqišam the king.' 85 grams, 59 mm
Ex private collection. with Bonhams, Antiquities, London, 21 October 1999, no.260 (Part). Private central European collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12244-219769. -
Parthian Lead-Glazed Amphora
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Barrel-shaped in profile with basal ring, short neck with rolled rim and two lateral strap handles. 1.5 kg, 28.5 cm
Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s.
