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LOT 1199
Western Asiatic Graduated Gold Tubular Bead Set
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8 - 3/8 in. (2.02 grams total, 4-8 mm).
Mixed group of granulated beads with wide holes. [7]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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LOT 1199
Western Asiatic Graduated Gold Tubular Bead Set
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Judaean Lead Sealing with Menorah
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Disc with reserved menorah flanked by characters. 3.19 grams, 13 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising three pillow-shaped tablets with cuneiform text, and a corner fragment. 163 grams total, 32-60mm
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. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Animal Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Mixed group comprising: lion, resting with forelegs spread, inset glass eyes (one absent); hare resting, with long ears; rooster(?) with head turned to the rear, annular socket; leaping horse with forelegs raised. 76 grams total, 25-45 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
