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LOT 1213
Western Asiatic Inscribed Lead Document Bulla
CIRCA 8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (10 grams, 21 mm).
Discoid with two line inscription to both sides. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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Western Asiatic and Other Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising a large quantity of beads in various shapes and sizes in glass, stone, coral and lapis lazuli, including some larger feature beads. 161 grams total, 2-27 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Proto-Sumerian Alabaster Vessel
Circa 3000 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,600
Jar with slightly tapering cylindrical sidewall, flared rim to the mouth; incised hatched band to the shoulder and four pierced lugs. 1.02 kg, 11.7 cm wide
with Gwain McKinley, London, 1980s. Acquired from the above, 1993. Private European collection, thence by family descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12125-218132. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring Pendant Pair
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising two annular rings with triangular projections, one with a single ring-and-dot motif to both sides, the other with double ring-and-dot motif to each side. 3.43 grams total, 25-26 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
