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LOT 1320
Western Asiatic Gold and Glass Bead Necklace
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
21 5/8 in. (41.9 grams, 55 cm long).
A restrung designer necklace composed of graduating dark biconical beads interspersed with later oblate gold beads; central feature a stone amulet depicting a squatting male with drilled detailing.
ProvenanceEx French gallery, 1970-1990.
Paris collection, France.
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Western Asiatic Miniature Bronze Pazuzu Head
8th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £47
Modelled in the round, head with bulbous headdress and crest; loop absent. 5.87 grams, 20 mm
Private European collection, early 1990s. Thence by descent. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Tubular in form with lightly-incised rectilinear images and text. 4.78 grams, 20 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. -
Sumerian Cuneiform Foundation Cone from Lagash During the Reign of Gudea
Circa 2100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
From the temple of Ningirsu at Tello (Girsu) during the Second Dynasty of Lagash; inscribed with columns of cuneiform text: 'For Ningirsu, Enlil's strong hero, Gudéa prince of Lagaš, made immutable values (= rites) shine forth and built Eninnu his white eagle and restored it.' 188 grams, 11.1 cm
Previously from the estate of a West Sussex, UK, collector. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
Votive cones are one type of royal foundation deposit, objects that were buried in the walls and beneath the floors of important buildings during construction to sanctify the site and to create a historical memory of the ruler and his achievements.
