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LOT 0993
Western Asiatic Bronze Flower Pendant Group
1ST MILLENNIUM A.D. AND LATER
1 - 2 1/8 in. (14 grams total, 24-56 mm).
Comprising hoops with pendant dangles formed as stylised flowers. [3, 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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LOT 0993
Western Asiatic Bronze Flower Pendant Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Of various types including: a large coin-shaped bead; facetted beads; tear-shaped bead; amorphous beads and others. 76 grams total, 9-66 mm
Ex Robin Symes Gallery, pre 1999. -
Western Asiatic Coral Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of coral and shell of various colours and beads of various types, including barrel, tubular, oblate and other shapes; restrung. 11.6 grams, 42 cm long
Ex W.J. collection, 1990s. -
Old Babylonian Cassite Clay Cuneiform Letter
Circa 1600-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Written on two faces of the tablet; lentoid cross-section; accompanied by a handwritten and signed scholarly note issued by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: '3 Cassite Babylonian letters, 1600-1200 B.C.' 50.6 grams, 49 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. Accompanied by a hand written note signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
