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LOT 1191
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
13 3/8 in. (4.2 grams, 34 cm).
Restrung group of disc types in various shades of blue and green. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, collection, 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Amulet of a Deer's Head
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Modelled in the round with large alert ears, deeply incised facial detailing. 6.16 grams, 21 mm
Ex Dr. Leo Mildenberg, Zurich, 1990s. Acquired by Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, from the above in 1999. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With rounded edges, obverse with an incised grid and dense cuneiform text across about half the available surface; reverse with remains of two columns of text; both ends absent. 95 grams, 61 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. -
Achaemenid Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
6th-4th century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Restrung designer necklace string of melon, oblate and other types with a large oblate pendant centrepiece. 39.3 grams, 39.5 cm
London, UK, collection, 2000s.
