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LOT 1073
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 1073
Western Asiatic Graduated Gold Tubular Bead Set
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Group of two pillow-shaped clay tablets each with cuneiform text to one broad face; repaired. 93.8 grams total, 48-61 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. -
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Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Gold Zoomorphic Bead
Circa 1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Formed as a standing dog with collar to the neck, pierced longitudinally for mounting on a necklace. 2.85 grams, 14 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
