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LOT 1265
Mesopotamian Stone Weight Collection
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 - 2 5/8 in. (122 grams total, 20-67 mm).
Mainly fusiform, one with engraved figure. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons gallery, London, UK.
Ex North London collection, 1990s.
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Western Asiatic White Painted Pottery Vessel
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With globular body and square-section neck, loop handle to shoulder and white linear ornament. 200 grams, 10 cm
From the property of Mr O.S., a late Suffolk, UK, gentleman, who acquired at auction from the 1960s. -
Late Achaemenid Silver Bracelet
Circa 4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Comprising a round-section penannular body with finely-modelled beast-head terminals, each with a pellet eye and scrolled nostrils. 78 grams, 75 mm
From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip. -
Mesopotamian Gold 'Butterfly' Bead
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Flat bead formed from two sheets of gold, discoid with a trapezoidal spur to each end. 3.01 grams, 35 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
