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LOT 1269
Western Asiatic Gold Tubular Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 in. (1.50 grams total, 8-10 mm).
Mixed group of cylindrical ribbed beads. [10]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Kassite Cuneiform Tablet
Circa 16th-12th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Pillow-shaped with impressed cuneiform text to two faces. 95 grams, 78 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. -
Western Asiatic Gold Bell-Shaped Pendant
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £293
Hemispherical with loop to the inner face to accept a clapper. 3.85 grams, 23 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Western Asiatic Ceramic Children's Toy Donkey
Azerbaijan, 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £667
Hollow-formed figure of a donkey laden with packs on a heater-shaped base; vents to each side to accept axles, hollow to the underside, keeled forward edge pierced to accept a cord; packs open to the upper face. 348 grams, 15 cm wide
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12126-217308.
