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LOT 1186
Western Asiatic Bronze Deer's Head
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
4 in. (154 grams total, 10 cm including stand).
Modelled with hatched edges to the pricked ears, large almond-shaped eyes, pointillé nostrils; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Western Asiatic Carnelian Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising a restrung necklace of patinated carnelian disc beads with central larger stone bead, separated by tiny glass spacers between and modern screw clasp. 18 grams, 52 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Sumerian Terracotta 'Bulla Envelope' with Impressed Decoration
Uruk Period, circa 5500-3100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Complete and of spherical form, containing clay 'tokens'; the outer face impressed with enigmatic motifs. 229 grams, 65 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.
The impressed detailing on the outer face of the sphere presumably gives an indication as to the contents, but since so few of these items survive intact there is little certainty on the subject. -
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Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with Turquoise
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
With turquoise cabochon, suspension loop. 0.15 grams, 8 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
