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LOT 1057
Western Asiatic Iridescent Glass Bottle
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (28.8 grams, 55 mm).
Square-section rectangular bottle with columnar neck, iridescent surface. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Sumerian Terracotta 'Bulla Envelope' with Impressed Decoration
Uruk Period, circa 5500-3100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Complete and of spherical form, containing clay 'tokens'; the outer face impressed with enigmatic motifs. 158 grams, 64 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1988. 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. Accompanied by a copy of previous typed and illustrated cataloguing sheets.
The tokens sealed within the bulla are believed to have been used as part of the accounting process in Sumerian or early Uruk agriculture. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Adjustable Torc Pair
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising two heavy torcs with tapering round-section body, overlapping terminals and coiled sleeves. 530 grams total, 11.6-12.3 cm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Large Bactrian Copper Stamp Seal with Standing Figure
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Discoid in plan with U-shaped handle, the obverse divided into cells forming an image of a standing figure within a meandering border. 102 grams, 74 mm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
