Loading, please wait...
LOT 0924
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Bead Necklace String
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
18 1/8 in. (20.1 grams, 46 cm long).
Restrung; composedof polished stone, shell and glass beads of various types, including a number of decoratively ribbed examples. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Uruk Clay Pictographic Tablet with Economic Text Relating to Farm Produce
Mid 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Written on two faces; lentoid cross-section. 43.6 grams, 66 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. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11870-201160. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Adze-Axe
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
The cylindrical socket displaying three raised dot-in-ring motifs running vertically to both faces, crescentic adze-head to one side, axehead to the other with channel to upper face and slightly flared blade. 621 grams, 16.5 cm
Ex-Architect Moshe Kaufman collection, Tel Aviv. -
Elamite Silver-Gilt Bird Pendant Pair
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Each composed of sheet-gold over a bituminous core, displaying two stylised addorsed birds in relief, suspension loops below feet. 5.79 grams total, 31 mm each
London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
