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LOT 1728
Western Asiatic Bead with Gold Wire Pendant
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
3/4 in. (2.12 grams, 18 mm).
A seed-shaped black stone pendant with grooves to accept a gold wire wrapped around the body with a loop above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Western Asiatic Pale Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Restrung group of graduated diamond-shaped beads. 42.9 grams, 50 cm
From a London gentleman's collection, 1995. -
Mesopotamian Clay Bulla with Clay Tokens
Uruk, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Spherical, undecorated bulla envelope containing clay tokens. 74 grams, 50 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. 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. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well-preserved examples. Accompanied by a previous cataloguing slip.
Small globular and hollow clay balls are defined as 'bulla'. They are also known as ‘bulla-envelopes', some of which are plain and some displaying epigraphic, zoomorphic and/or figural decoration, impressed by either cylinder or stamp seals. Bullae first emerged in Mesopotamia, and their earliest occurrence can be traced to circa 8000 B.C. Most known decorated bullae come from the Uruk area and offer an insight into its culture. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Birds and Scorpions
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Frieze in two registers: above, row of perching birds with orb; below, row of scorpions; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.47 grams, 18.91 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
