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LOT 1246
Western Asiatic Cream Stone Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
15 in. (11.8 grams, 38 cm).
Composed mainly of oblate beads; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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LOT 1246
Western Asiatic Cream Stone Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Stone Cup
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £15
Carved with a broad flat base, gently flared profile, rounded rim. 174 grams, 72 mm wide
Private collection, assembled in the 1950s-1970s, thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Cream Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of small oblate and other beads interspersed with larger discoid and rectangular beads, the central feature composed of larger beads, restrung. 18 grams, 29 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Legal Text
Circa 2000-1900 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 7 | Current Bid: £650
The majority of a pillow-shaped tablet with impressed cuneiform text on three sides and a cylinder seal impression on the short face. 214 grams, 76 mm
Private collection, 1980s. UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert. Accompanied by an original handwritten slip written by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
