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LOT 1304
Western Asiatic Calligraphic Gemstone Group
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (9.3 grams total, 19-25 mm).
Each with chamfered edges and dense panel of calligraphic text. [3]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1304
Western Asiatic Calligraphic Gemstone Group
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Proto-Sumerian Pictographic Tablet for Amounts of Barley
Uruk III, circa 3200-3000 B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Rectangular tablet, lentoid in section, with surface divided into three panels, each with a proto-Sumerian legend in an early form of cuneiform script. 26.3 grams, 55 mm
From an important collection of a London gentleman, 1980-2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12243-220927. -
Post Sassanian Cut Glass Bottle with Bronze Lid
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Squat in profile with drum-shaped body, broad shoulder and six facets to the flared neck; bronze lid with dipper. 137 grams, 73 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
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Western Asiatic Stone Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising several hundred mixed small beads, mostly round or tubular forms, in red carnelian and other materials; all pierced for stringing. 108 grams total, 4-19 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
