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LOT 0964
Western Asiatic Orange Carnelian Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
3/8 - 1 in. (50.8 grams total, 11-25 mm).
Comprising polished and 'natural' beads of mainly melon, facetted bicone and oval types. [22, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Bronze Openwork Lamp Stand
Circa 12th century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Hollow-formed with openwork bulb to each end and narrow columnar shaft with openwork and calligraphic detailing in low relief; discoid platter with raised rim and pierced lobes, central knotwork motif; tripod base with openwork dome and low-relief scrollwork; repaired. 1.9 kg, 52.5 cm high
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
Ur III Clay Cuneiform Tablet
Circa 3400 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Of rectangular form, bearing text to both principal faces and three side edges; repaired. 141 grams, 94 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 Sintered Quartz Cylinder Seal
Neo-Assyrian Empire, 934-609 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Fusiform with hunting scene, standing figure infringed robe drawing a bow at an antelope. 8.56 grams, 35 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.