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LOT 1530
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 1/2 in. (8.74 grams total, 3-14 mm).
Including biconvex, barrel-shaped and other types with applied granulation and other ornament. [14]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1530
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Pillow-shaped fragment with cuneiform text to both broad faces. 35.3 grams, 42 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. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Stone Libation Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
With a biconical body and flared foot set off-centre, large U-shaped spout and flat rim. 667 grams total, 11.9 cm
From a collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Group
Circa late 2nd millennium-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising heater-shaped, leaf-shaped, barbed-and-tanged, and other types. 280 grams total, 4.1-10.8 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
A number of arrowheads of this type have been excavated in Luristan and in the South-Caspian region. Many parallels are from a burial context, but a large hoard of them was found in a non-funerary context. This type of arrowhead was in use from the late 2nd millennium B.C.