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LOT 0255
Old Babylonian Terracotta Figure of Musicians
1900-1600 B.C.
4 1/8 in. (116 grams, 10.5 cm).
Moulded as two females posed side-by-side with long flared skirts, one holding a small percussion instrument and the other with a pipe raised to her mouth, each with segmented hair and conical cap, casting seams to the lateral edges, hollow underside.
ProvenanceEx Monique Sancey Collection, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
with Bonhams, 14 May 2003, no.229.
European private collection.
Cf. later figure in the British Museum under accession no.1880,0617.1697.
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Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a large quantity of variously shaped beads in lapis lazuli, red jasper, rock crystal, glass and other materials. 78.4 grams total, 2-14 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Lead Sealings
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Miniature Book with Quranic Prayers
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Leather-bound with handwritten texts in black and red ink, first four pages decorated. 14 grams, 25 mm
Acquired in the 1970s. Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.
