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LOT 1337
Western Asiatic Gold Necklace Pendant Set
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 in. (1.01 grams total, 4 mm each).
Mixed group of bulb-and-ring necklace elements. [14]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Gold Necklace Pendant Set
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Mixed group of bulb-and-ring necklace elements. 1.01 grams total, 4 mm each
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Achaemenid Gold Hair Ring
Circa 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
A hollow-formed penannular hair ornament with repoussé lattice to the hoop, one end pierced to accept a fixing pin. 4.11 grams, 35 mm
UK private art collection, 1981. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising two pillow-shaped tablets with cuneiform text; another restored from fragments; one irregular circular fragment. 202 grams total, 40-69 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.
