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LOT 0948
Western Asiatic Bronze Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM A.D. AND LATER
1 - 3 1/2 in. (51 grams total, 24-92 mm).
Comprising: a sheet-metal bar displaying repoussé geometric decoration; penannular bracelet with snake head terminals; fitting or mount formed as scrolling tendrils; ring with carinated hoop and geometric ornament over the body, elliptical bezel displaying an inscription. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK collection, early 1990s and before.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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Western Asiatic Turquoise Bead Necklace with Gold Pomegranate Spacers
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D. and laterEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £320
Composed of restrung barrel-shaped and small biconical turquoise beads, later gold spacer bulbs with pomegranate dangles; gold hook-and-eye clasp. 18.65 grams, 46.4 cm long
Ex private collection, 1965-2020. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Composed of mixed stone and shell beads of mainly disc-type, restrung. 10 grams, 28 cm long
Fine condition.
Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s. The property of Mr and Mrs P. R. of East Sussex. Thence by descent to family members. -
Mesopotamian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Each of six fragments bearing cuneiform text or pictograms to at least one face. 66 grams total, 26-40 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.
