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LOT 1189
Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with Beads
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (0.85 grams, 28 mm).
Comprising a three-dimensional flower composed of gold spheres, supported by a slender stem with a turquoise and coral bead.
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
LiteratureCf. Nicolaou, I., ‘The Jewellery of Cyprus from Neolithic to Roman Times (plates XXIII-XXXIII)’ in Archaeologia Cypria II: In honour of K. Nicolaou, 1990, pp.117-120, pl.XXVId, for a pair of earrings with gold globular pendant; see the lower part of earrings in Pisano Quattrocchi, G., I gioielli Fenici di Tharros nel Museo Nazionale di Cagliari, Rome, 1974, no.626.
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Western Asiatic Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £550
Restrung designer necklace with elegant bead arrangement, comprising spherical white agate beads, oval banded agate beads, with later gold interstitial slender bicone beads; modern clasp. 82.5 grams, 64 cm long
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Pillow-shaped in form with cuneiform text in dense rows to both faces. 26 grams, 39 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. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Pillow-shaped in form with cuneiform text in dense rows to both faces and one edge; partly absent. 66 grams, 56 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.
