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LOT 0820
Western Asiatic Decorated Bracelet
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 in. (47 grams, 58 mm).
A flat-section penannular bronze bracelet, incised with geometric motifs composed of chevrons, lozenges, pricked dots and hatching; pierced terminals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEarly 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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Western Asiatic Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group
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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. -
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Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Walking Women
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A drum-shaped stone cylinder seal with figural frieze; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of red stone, 18 x 20 mm. Frieze of four walking women holding standards. Mesopotamia, c.3000 B.C. Condition fine.' 13.7 grams, 18 mm
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