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LOT 1533
Western Asiatic Gold Bead
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 in. (0.58 grams, 8 mm).
Composed of ten small spheres in two rows. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards.
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LOT 1533
Western Asiatic Gold Bead
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Mainly broad triangular types with slender tang. 260 grams total, 6.2-15.7 cm
Ex Abelita collection, 1980-2010. -
Large Western Asiatic Stone Bead Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including lentoid-section fusiform type, and oblate types. 96 grams total, 26-51 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Rectangular clay tablet with cuneiform text to one face, repaired. 36.2 grams, 45 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.
