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LOT 1001
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal and Other Necklace Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1/2 in. (54 grams total, 6-14 mm).
Including facetted, amorphous, spherical, oval and other types; most polished and all drilled for suspension. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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LOT 1001
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal and Other Necklace Bead Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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Late Old Babylonian or Kassite Clay Cuneiform Tablet
Mid 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With text to one remaining face; lentoid in cross-section. 52 grams, 50 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Uruk Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Seated Figure
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Featuring three vertical grooves separating the seal into three separate panels, each drilled with a female figure seated beside pots; drilled vertically for suspension. 15.7 grams, 22 mm
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990. 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. -
Babylonian Glass Stamp Seal with Man and Lion
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Of translucent blue glass with iridescent surfaces; pierced for suspension. 2.4 grams, 16 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.