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LOT 0905
Mesopotamian Alabaster Disc Beads
CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 1/4 in. (63 grams total, 3-8 mm).
Comprising a quantity of small, mostly disc-shaped beads, in pale alabaster; each pierced for stringing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Sumerian Pink Stone Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene
Circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
With incuse frieze of human figures executed by drilling including one seated on a dais; supplied with a museum-quality impression; signed scholarly note issued by W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of pink stone, 27 x 27 mm., Frieze of four walking women holding standards. Mesopotamia, c.3000 B.C. Large and condition fine save for patch of damage.' 39.7 grams, 28 mm
Ex S Collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s. Accompanied by a typed scholarly note signed 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. -
Western Asiatic Painted Pottery Chalice
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With broad everted rim, painted with brown and ochre bands of varying width with bosses to centre. 651 grams, 16.8 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Gold Earring Pair
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
Matched pair each with a split wire hoop, cell with beaded wire bands, hollow-formed biconvex finial. 3.18 grams, 20.5-21.8 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
