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LOT 1141
Western Asiatic Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
13 1/8 in. (28.6 grams, 33.5 cm).
Restrung group of graduated tubular beads and annular beads in glass and stone. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Miniature Sumerian Terracotta 'Bulla Envelope' with Impressed Decoration
15th-16th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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 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. -
Proto-Sumerian Pictographic Tablet for Amounts of Barley
Uruk III, circa 3200-3000 B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Rectangular tablet, lentoid in section, with surface divided into three panels, each with a proto-Sumerian legend in an early form of cuneiform script. 26.3 grams, 55 mm
From an important collection of a London gentleman, 1980-2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12243-220927.
