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LOT 1449
Western Asiatic and Other Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 7/8 in. (136 grams total, 1-22 mm).
Mixed group of beads, mainly in glass and stone. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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Large Hebrew Leather Scroll
20th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £160
A rectangular suede leather manuscript made up from panels sewn along one edge into a long rectangle; sixteen blocks of regular Hebrew script, part of a Torah scroll, including the book of Leviticus. 577 grams, 63.5 x 247 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
Late 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A circular intaglio with a two-line inscription; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.67 grams, 16 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. -
Large West Central Asian Bronze Cross of Squares Seal Matrix
Circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
An openwork seal, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 35 x 34 x 10 mm. This is square, with flat face and flat back, on which was mounted a suspension loop, of which only one end now remains. The design is open-work and consists of a central square divided by a simple cross into four smaller squares, and the spaces between this inner and an outer square are divided into L-shapes at each corner and oblongs between them. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C.It is in good condition save for the mostly lost handle.' 18.5 grams, 35 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered U-391, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
