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LOT 1319
Western Asiatic Gold Disc Ornament Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 1/2 in. (3.21 grams total, 2-11 mm).
Mixed group of domed appliqués in a display frame. [19]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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LOT 1319
Western Asiatic Gold Disc Ornament Collection
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Twisted Silver Bracelet Pair
10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Each a penannular round-section band with a twisted filigree band coiled around the hank; clubbed finials, one with closure clip fitting. 259 grams total, 75-78 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
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Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal for Shamash-ili, son of Nirgal-gamil
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Engraved with a frieze composed of human figures and columns of text: 'Shamash-ili, son of Nirgal-gamil (?), servant of (the god) Sakkud'; drilled vertically for suspension. 9.16 grams, 28 mm
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990. 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. -
Miniature Old Babylonian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Seated Gods
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Frieze of incuse seated figures in profile. 0.23 grams, 7 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and 1990s.
