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LOT 1298
Western Asiatic Cream Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
16 in. (14.2 grams, 40.5 cm).
Composed mainly of oblate beads, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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LOT 1298
Western Asiatic Cream Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Western Asiatic Stone Seal with Engraved Design
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Triangular in plan and plano-convex in section with drilled upper face, geometric design to underside. 19 grams, 37 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Artefact Collection
Bronze Age, 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Mixed group of items and fragments, including an arrowhead, a blade fragment, and other items. 176 grams total, 3.8-18.1 cm
Acquiredon the London, UK, art market, 1990s onwards. -
Palestinian or Anatolian Brown Stone Stamp Seal with Sphinx
Circa 1200-900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a domed body and a large handle, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Brown Stone with Black Patina, 17 x 17.5 x 18 mm. The seal has an oval face, with domed back with superimposed handle, which is nicely shaped. The design shows a recumbent sphynx: body of a quadruped, but human head and wings. Above its back is a bird or fly. This is a seal from Syria / Palestine or Anatolia, c. 1200-900 B.C. It is in fine condition.' 4.61 grams, 18 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered 1607, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
