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LOT 1257
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
12 1/4 in. (28.9 grams, 31.2 cm).
A restrung designer necklace of glass beads, mainly spherical and fusiform types. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
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Western Asiatic Stone Eye Idol
4th-3rd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £390
With rectangular panel for the body, short neck and two large eyes above each with a socket to accept an insert. 1.5 grams, 19 mm
From the collection of Doctor Girard, a collector for over 60 years. with Hotel des Ventes de Clermont-Ferrand, 22 May 2017. Property of a French collector. -
Temple Brick Section of Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon
Circa 604-562 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
A rectangular section with fourteen columns of cuneiform text mentioning the foundation of a temple by Nebuchadnezzar II, translating as 'King of Babylon provisioner of Esagil and Ezida prime son of Nabopolassar, King of Babylon and Ebabbara, the temple of Shamash in Larsa..[...]; mounted in a custom-made velvet lined display frame. 3.07 kg total, 46 x 36.3 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the destruction of Jerusalem's temple are ascribed to Nebuchadnezzar II. He is featured in the Book of Daniel and is mentioned in several other books of the Bible. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Restrung designer necklace of graduated spherical and melon glass and stone beads with oblate mosaic types. 20.5 grams, 37.5 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery.
