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LOT 1137
Western Asiatic Mixed Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/4 - 1 1/8 in. (272 grams total, 7-28 mm).
Mainly bicones, oblates, rounded and barrel shapes. [162]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 1137
Western Asiatic Mixed Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Mesopotamian Carnelian Cylinder Seal with Winged Horse
Circa 7th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With intaglio frieze depicting a winged horse with one foreleg raised facing two smaller beasts among trees; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.81 grams, 16 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, before 1988. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip. -
Kassite Cuneiform Tablet
Circa 16th-12th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Pillow-shaped clay tablet with cuneiform text to one broad face and one edge; chipped. 43.5 grams, 50 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.
