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LOT 1269
Western Asiatic Decorated High-Tin Bronze Bowl
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 7/8 in. (220 grams, 17.5 cm).
Hemispherical in section with rolled rim, incised ring to centre and below rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Restrung group of oval and other agate beads with interstitial spherical gold beads with granule clusters. 96.6 grams, 52.5 cm
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards. -
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Sumerian Ceramic Administrative Cuneiform Tablet
Akkadian, circa 2300-2200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Square in plan, accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Clay tablet, 34 x 32 mm., with a total of 8 lines of Sumerian cuneiform on obverse and reverse. Some surface corrosion but much of the script clear. An administrative document with many figures, from Sumer from the Akkadian period, c. 2300-2200 B.C.' 22.22 grams, 35 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a scholarly note (11.), typed and unsigned by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert, with a copy of the note with notes to verso, including 'offered to JPR (J.P. Rosen) at $190 '(19)86. -
Large Bactrian Banded Agate Elbow Bead
Circa 1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £390
Formed as a large triangular bead with cut edges. 60 grams, 82 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, England.
