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LOT 1242
Western Asiatic Carnelian Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
20 1/2 in. (18 grams, 52 cm long).
Comprising a restrung necklace of patinated carnelian disc beads with central larger stone bead, separated by tiny glass spacers between and modern screw clasp. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Mesopotamian Round School Cuneiform Tablet
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Domed underside with cuneiform text to the upper face; chipped. 114 grams, 70 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. -
Western Asiatic White Stone and Glass Bead Necklace
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Restrung; composed of graduated beads of various types, including biconical, tubular, oval, irregular and other types. 33 grams, 50 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £85
Restrung designer necklace with two central feature beads; composed of graduated beads of various types of stone, glass and shell. 25.7 grams total, 45 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands.