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LOT 1895
Western Asiatic Glass Scaraboid Stamp Seal Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 - 7/8 in. (13.1 grams total, 12-21 mm).
Including facing bust, profile ibex with legs folded beneath the body, hero fighting beast and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1895
Western Asiatic Glass Scaraboid Stamp Seal Collection
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £16
Pillow-shaped tablet with cuneiform text on both sides, repaired. 127 grams, 78 mm
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. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Votive Figure
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Modelled with a flat rectangular body, short coiled arms, discoid head with triangular nose, downturned mouth and circular eyes. 30.2 grams, 58 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Western Asiatic and Other Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising mixed beads, including facetted barrel-shaped rick crystal beads, polygonal and tubular lapis lazuli beads, and others. 108 grams total, 2-28 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
