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LOT 1383
Western Asiatic Glass Gemstone with Calligraphic Inscription
18TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.62 grams, 14 mm).
Domed bead with longitudinal piercing and an inscription; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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LOT 1383
Western Asiatic Glass Gemstone with Calligraphic Inscription
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Basalt Tablet with Cuneiform Inscription
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Architectural fragment with rectangular band to one edge, carved decorative detailing with inscription. 7.85 kg, 32.6 cm
Private collection, Europe, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12521-231989.
Amid the many architectural, sculptural, and textual riches of Assyria and Mesopotamia, the broken pieces of basalt bearing fragmentary cuneiform inscriptions have received little attention, but are of fundamental importance. Despite being quite fragmentary, these broken pieces of basalt are the remains of an important witness to the Assyrian imperial presence in the Near East. -
Western Asiatic and Other Ancient Gold Beads
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Mixed group of beads, including granulated, oblate, tubular, and other types. 7.17 grams total, 2-9 mm
Ex late Japanese gentleman's collection, 1970-2010. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Zebu and Palm
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Biconical vessel with a narrow foot, painted zebu before a small tree on one side and the other side with a large palm tree. 376 grams, 13.5 cm
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s.
