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LOT 1115
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 5/8 - 2 3/4 in. (202 grams total, 40-69 mm).
Comprising two pillow-shaped tablets with cuneiform text; another restored from fragments; one irregular circular fragment. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceSpecialised 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.
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Western Asiatic Graduated Gold Bead Set
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Opening Bid: £125
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From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Assyrian Gold Earrings with Bosses
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Each a hoop extending between two conical wound-wire bosses above a cluster of granules, carinated shank below with third cluster beneath; one loop replaced. 17.48 grams total, 26-27 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Paper Qu'ran Page
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Ex Cummings collection, UK, 1990s.