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LOT 1334
Western Asiatic Graduated Gold Tubular Bead Set
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 3/8 in. (3.17 grams total, 4-8 mm).
Mixed group of tubular beads with granulation or incised segmentation. [5]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Lamp Bowl with Flared Rim
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With hemispherical body and broad rim, decorative band to exterior at neck. 760 grams, 17.3 cm wide
Fine condition; evidence of alteration to base.
London art market 1979. Property of a gentleman living in central London. -
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Royal Sumerian Text
Circa 18th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Pillow-shaped in form with cuneiform text in dense rows to one face. 146 grams, 90 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. -
Luristan Bronze Ibex Amulet
1000-700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Standing modelled in the round with head erect, curved horns, pierced at the shoulder. 16.1 grams, 33 mm
Private collection, Mr. A.A., London, acquired in the 1970s. with Bonhams, London, 8 May 2013, no.229 (Part).
