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LOT 1289
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 3/4 in. (87.1 grams total, 2-21 mm).
Comprising a large quantity of variously shaped beads in lapis lazuli, carnelian, agate, glass and other materials.
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Francis, P. Jr., ‘Glass Beads in Asia. Part I. Introduction’ in Asian Perspectives Vol. 28, no. 1, 1990, University of Hawaii Press, pp.1-21, pl.I, for similar.
FootnotesGlass is the premier bead material. Invented in the Middle East around 2500 B. C., glass making spread slowly. There are mainly two types of beads, drawn beads (when the tubes are cut in a short segments, which are usually agitated over heat to smooth off the sharp edges) or wound beads (made by wrapping molten glass around a rock, stick or wire. Once the bead is built up, it can be further pressed or paddled into shape, placed in a mold, or decorated with other colours of glass.
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LOT 1289
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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Western Asiatic Red Standstone Fragment Group
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: a D-shaped panel with 'setting sun' motif and base panel with reserved text; arch or corbel fragment with scrolled frond carving. 3.62 kg total, 18.5-20 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. -
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Mesopotamian Round School Cuneiform Tablet
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Domed underside with cuneiform text to the upper face; chipped. 114 grams, 70 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 Bronze Seal Matrix with Lion
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With stepped, pierced handle, intaglio motif of a stylised standing lion with a branch above. 11.18 grams, 18 mm
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
