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LOT 1293
Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 1/8 in. (290 grams total, 1-27 mm).
Including tabular, oblate, biconvex, polyhedral and other beads in glass, lapis lazuli, shell, serpentine and other materials. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1293
Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Bead Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Bactrian Copper Stamp Seal of a Bird
Late 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Aviform seal with segmented body and wings, reserved pellet eye; mounted in a modern wooden frame with fabric backing, signed 'K.Tubby' bottom right. 216 grams total, 17.8 cm including frame
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Property of a London gentleman. -
Large Proto-Sumerian Pictographic Tablet for Large Amounts of Grain
Uruk III, circa 3200-3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Biconvex in profile with impressed lines dividing the face into zones, each with impressed dots, triangles or other symbols, some extending onto the edges. 68 grams, 55 mm
From a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, formed in the 1950s-1990s. The property of a London gentleman and housed in London, 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 1990s. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12242-220893. -
Luristan Terracotta Vessel with Bird Face
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Ewer with broad bulbous body and carination at the base, tapering neck with loop handle developing to a raised spine, flared mouth with pinched rim and avian facial detailing. 298 grams, 18.5 cm
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
