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LOT 1232
Western Asiatic Gold Earring Pair
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (3.18 grams, 20.5-21.8 mm).
Matched pair each with a split wire hoop, cell with beaded wire bands, hollow-formed biconvex finial. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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LOT 1232
Western Asiatic Gold Earring Pair
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Alabaster Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Carved from a veined stone with a shallow bowl and broad rim. 167 grams, 96 mm wide
Acquired in Europe before 1992. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Foundation Nail for Ningirsu, the Strong Hero of Enlil His King, Gudea
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Conical foundation nail fragment with broad domed top, columns of cuneiform text to the shank: 'dnin-gir -su ur-saĝ-kal-ga- den-lil -la lugal-a-ni gu -de -a ensi ŠIR.BUR.LAki-ke nig -du -e pa mu-na-e e -ninnu AN.IM.DUGUD-babbar -ra-ni mu-na-du ki-bi mu-na-gi', reading: 'Ningirsu, the strong hero of Enlil his king, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, made ideal values shine and built Eninnu, his white eagle, and restored it'. 338 grams, 92 mm
Acquired in London in 1995. European private collection. -
Urartian Decorated Silver Dress Pin
8th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Tapering body with carinated top and biconvex head, incised herringbone pattern at the top of the shank to prevent slippage. 28 grams, 95 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Accompanied by a dealer's catalogue information card.
