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LOT 1146
Western Asiatic Gold Pendant with Turquoise
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1/8 in. (0.15 grams, 8 mm).
With turquoise cabochon, suspension loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Gold Bead Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Mixed group of tubular and other beads, coils, end-caps and other items. 10.03 grams total, 1-11 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Letter Tablet
Circa 20th-18th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Pillow-shaped clay tablet with cuneiform text to both broad faces and one edge; chipped. 101 grams, 64 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Pillow-shaped in form with cuneiform text in dense rows to one face. 104 grams, 77 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.
