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LOT 1207
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Animal and Other Artefact Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/4 in. (160 grams total, 24-46 mm).
Including a cat's head, a crouching lion, a dog and other designs. [7]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
PublishedCf. for similar ancient works in rock crystal Whitehouse, D., Islamic glass in the Corning Museum of Glass,New York, 2010, fig.588ff.
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LOT 1207
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Animal and Other Artefact Collection
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£80 (EUR 93; USD 108) +BP*
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Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of mixed graduated beads with an elbow bead as the central feature, restrung. 62 grams, 37.2 cm
Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private West County, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Banded Agate Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising tubular, barrel-shaped, oblate and other types. 55 grams total, 4-38 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Administrative Text
Circa 2000-1900 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £650
Long tablet with rows of densely arranged impressed cuneiform text on one side. 363 grams, 15.5 cm
Private collection, 1980s. UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert. Accompanied by an original handwritten slip written by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
