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LOT 1007
Western Asiatic Mixed Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
17 1/4 in. (5.33 grams, 44 cm long).
Restrung using variously shaped beads in shades of blue and green, with a central teardrop-shaped pendant. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Old Babylonian Clay Cuneiform Tablet, Recording Distribution of Items to Named Individuals
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Bearing an administrative text including numbers; roughly pillow-shaped; pierced. 182 grams, 10.8 cm
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. -
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
With carved frieze showing fighting scenes with a hero and animals; shell or polished stone. 13.9 grams, 27 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.06. London collection, 2016. -
Nabataean Bronze Female Statuette
Circa 2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Standing on a tiered base with loosely draped palla gathered across her body and held in the let hand at the waist, right hand raised to her hair. 28 grams, 47 mm
From a private collection formed in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery.
