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LOT 1213
Western Asiatic Enamelled Gold Pendant with Inlaid Garnet
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (3.31 grams, 21 mm).
Discoid cell with inset blue enamel plaque, design of three inset leaf-shaped garnet cloisons an three discs, larger disc cloison to the underside.
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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LOT 1213
Western Asiatic Enamelled Gold Pendant with Inlaid Garnet
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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Aramaic Fragmentary Bronze Scroll Text
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Group of sheet-bronze fragments each with impressed Aramaic calligraphic text; mounted in a display frame. 207 grams total, 15-51 mm (13 x 13.5 cm including case)
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Bone Inlay Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising: sphinx with wing and hatched field, red pigment; reserved bird on a rectangular field with border. 17.5 grams total, 39-40 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Foundation Nail
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Conical foundation nail fragment with broad domed top, columns of cuneiform text to the shank. 322 grams, 96 mm
Acquired in London in 1995. European private collection.
Temple nails or cones were placed in the foundations of newly-built temples. Their form imitates nails or pegs and they bear inscriptions stating the name of the reigning king and regnal year, and the god(s) to whom the temple was dedicated.
