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LOT 0928
Mesopotamian Stone Weight Collection
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
5/8 - 2 1/8 in. (256 grams total, 17-54 mm).
Including tabular, cylindrical, conical and other types, all polished. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Knobbed Bracelet Pair
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Each annular hoop with a round-section body with regularly disposed knops to the outer edge. 56 grams total, 75-76 mm
Ex old English collection. London art market, pre 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian and Other Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £260
Composed of polished carnelian and other beads of various types and sizes. 91 grams total, 2-13 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With incised frieze of a seated figure in tiered garment facing a standing figure in floor-length garment, second figure behind with arms crossed at the chest, blank space to the rear to accept text. 4.1 grams, 21 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; ; collection no.067. London collection, 2016.