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LOT 0901
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 7/8 in. (99 grams total, 2-21 mm).
Comprising a quantity of small beads, in mixed shapes, colours and materials; each pierced for stringing.
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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LOT 0901
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Pillow-shaped in form and displaying cuneiform text to both principal faces; repaired. 220 grams, 95 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. -
Western Asiatic Glazed Composition Cylinder Seal with Quadrupeds
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With frieze of antelopes and a tree. 1.78 grams, 22 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.021. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic White Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
Late 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £780
Restrung designer necklace with a modern clasp; composed mainly of polished and graduated agate beads, together with central oval pendant bead and gold beads. 63 grams, 41 cm long
Collected from 1979-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
