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LOT 0880
Western Asiatic Artefact Group
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 - 5 in. (449 grams total, 3.9-12.5 cm).
Composed of bone, stone and ceramic objects: a fragmentary alabastron; a lion head stamp; a possible amulet of axehead form showing carved detailing; bone implement; the lower half of a carved bone figure, and other items. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
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Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
2nd-1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Restrung; composed primarily of polished stone and shell beads of various types, including decoratively ribbed examples. 16.2 grams, 50 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Jemdet Nasr Amulet of Recumbent Animal
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Carved shell figure of a recumbent beast with row of drilled sockets above the lower edge. 46.6 grams, 67 mm
The Erlenmeyer Collection of Western Asiatic Seals and Antiquities, formed between 1943 and the early 1960s. with Bonhams, London, 22 April 1999, lot 486. Accompanied by a copy of an IADAA Interpol search certificate. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonham's catalogue pages. -
Babylonian Cuneiform Clay Tablet Fragment Group
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising a quantity of envelope fragments, including examples bearing cuneiform text or cylinder seal impressions. 27.4 grams total, 10-30 mm
Property of a UK gentleman, acquired in the 1970s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.