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LOT 1138
Mesopotamian Gold 'Butterfly' Bead
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (3.01 grams, 35 mm).
Flat bead formed from two sheets of gold, discoid with a trapezoidal spur to each end.
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Mesopotamian Carnelian Mouse Amulet
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Modelled in the round with lateral piercing at the neck. 3.81 grams, 21 mm
Ex S collection, London, UK, 1980-1990s. -
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Letter Tablet
Circa 20th-18th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Pillow-shaped clay tablet with cuneiform text to both broad faces and one edge; chipped. 101 grams, 64 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Aramaic Lead Magical Scroll
2nd-8th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £210
An unrolled irregular rectangular lead panel with lightly incised Aramaic script text and figures; herringbone borders. 31 grams, 18.5 cm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
