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LOT 1075
Western Asiatic Bronze Bracelet and Axehead Collection
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 - 5 3/8 in. (1.8 kg total, 10.4-13.7 cm).
Ten penannular arm-bands or bracelets composed of round-section bodies tapering towards the terminals; two axeheads. [12]
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe before 1992.
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Babylonian Glass Stamp Seal with Man and Lion
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Of translucent blue glass with iridescent surfaces; pierced for suspension. 2.4 grams, 16 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
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Ur III Clay Cuneiform Tablet
Circa 3400 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Of rectangular form, bearing text to both principal faces and three side edges; repaired. 141 grams, 94 cm
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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Decorated Dish
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
With carinated sidewall and everted rim, central boss, incised rosette and surrounding hatched panels and palmettes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 217 grams, 16 cm wide (390 grams total, 19.5 cm including high including stand)
Collected from 1979-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
