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LOT 1343
Western Asiatic and Other Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 in. (185 grams total, 2-26 mm).
Comprising a large quantity of beads in various shapes and sizes in glass, stone, coral and lapis lazuli, including some large feature beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Large Sumerian Stone Cylinder Seal
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
With frieze in two registers; above: ibexes with raised heads drinking water from a rounded vessel mounted on a raised frame; below: repeating pattern of vessels with water flowing from their mouths; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 56 grams, 34 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent. 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. -
Akkadian Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Inscription
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
With figural panel depicting a standing male in short tunic with fronds extending from his shoulders facing a female in a tiered robe standing beside a tree; to her rear, a second figure in floor-length garment holding staves, objects in the field; two and a half columns of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 10.7 grams, 25 mm
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent. 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. -
Amlash Bronze Openwork Pendant Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising: one with spiralling plaque and pellets to loops on the outer perimeter; one with openwork geometric design composed of central cross and circle in each quarter, embellished with pellets and loops to perimeter; one with a central cross and four loops to the outer edge. 55.1 grams total, 54-69 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
