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LOT 1330
Western Asiatic Amuletic Jade Pendant with Kufic Inscription
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (11 grams, 40 mm).
Ellipsoid plaque with suspension bar, three lines of elegant Kufic txt. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 1330
Western Asiatic Amuletic Jade Pendant with Kufic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Tabular in form with short cuneiform text to one face. 57 grams, 54 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. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with Turquoise
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With turquoise cabochon, suspension loop. 0.15 grams, 8 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Bead Necklace String
2nd-1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Restrung; composed primarily of shell and ceramic beads of various types, including decoratively ribbed examples. 23 grams, 50 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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.
