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LOT 0954
Western Asiatic Ceramic Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 3/4 - 6 7/8 in. (662 grams total, 4.3-17.5 cm).
A mixed group of complete and fragmentary ceramic artefacts, including decorated vessels, figural idols, the head of a bovine and other items. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
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Western Asiatic Carnelian and Agate Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £650
Restrung designer necklace composed of graduated bicone spherical agate beads interspersed with carnelian beads; two collared and four spherical gold beads; the central feature a large bead with a conical gold bead to each end; modern hook-and-loop clasp. 50.7 grams, 46 cm long
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Bowl Decorated with Figures
Circa 2000 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £416
Comprising: a squat biconical bowl with broad base, tiered bands of geometric hatched ornament in red and brown shades; terracotta idol figure with raised arms, dimpled rump and hooked head; offered with a later ceramic figurine and a conical pylon. 727 grams total, 6.8 - 15 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Old Babylonian Clay Cuneiform Tablet, Recording Distribution of Items to Named Individuals
Late 18th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Bearing an administrative text including numbers; roughly pillow-shaped; pierced. 182 grams, 10.8 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.
