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LOT 1180
Rock Crystal Stamp Seal of 'Shar Abbas'
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (21 grams, 35 mm).
Hexagonal in plan with tapering profile, pierced for suspension; calligraphic nastaliq script with foliage embellishments.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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Old Babylonian Cuneiform Administrative Tablet Listing Twelve Names
20th-19th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Tongue-shaped tablet with impressed cuneiform text to one broad face and the upper part of the reverse. 73 grams, 76 mm
From the private collection of the late Dr D.G., 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Restrung designer necklace with two central feature beads; composed of graduated beads of various types of stone, glass and shell. 16.6 grams, 35 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands. -
Western Asiatic Miniature Glass Vessel
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Iridescent ewer with tapering body and sharply carinated shoulder, balustered neck and funicular mouth. 11.4 grams, 46 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
