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LOT 1339
Western Asiatic Granulated Gold Bead Set
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/4 - 3/8 in. (3.25 grams total, 5-10 mm).
Mixed group of granulated beads with different sized holes. [6]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Kassite Cuneiform Tablet
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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. -
Bactrian Terracotta Chalice
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Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic and other Broken Pottery Vessel Group
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Ex London, UK, gallery. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
