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LOT 1061
Western Asiatic Animal Collection
3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 - 1 1/8 in. (23 grams total, 21-30 mm).
Group of four carved stone animals comprising: two limestone reclining lions; a green glass lion with head turned, loop to the reverse, socket for attachment of a separate face panel; boar crouching with legs folded beneath the body.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe in 2002.
European private collection.
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LOT 1061
Western Asiatic Animal Collection
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Complete and of irregular pyramidal form, containing clay 'tokens'; the outer face impressed with enigmatic motifs. 19.8 grams, 32 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1988. 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. Accompanied by an illustrated two page previous cataloguing document. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Penannular in form with tapering finials, D-section shank. 33 grams, 63 mm
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 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.
