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LOT 1038
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
17 3/4 in. (19.8 grams, 45 cm long).
Restrung; composed of polished stone, glass and shell beads of various types, including a disc-shaped pendant bead. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Western Asiatic Agate Stamp Seal with Animal
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Plano-convex with drilled figurative zoomorphic design to the base; drilled for suspension. 9.62 grams, 24 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Old Babylonian Clay Cuneiform Tablet with Administrative Text
Circa 18th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,885
To both principal faces; pillow-shaped in form. 116 grams, 71 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. -
Large Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Two Registers
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
With linear and ropework borders, frieze in two registers: the upper with seated and standing figures wearing tiered robes, the lower with antelopes, human figures and fronds. 54.6 grams, 52 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.077. London collection, 2016.
