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LOT 0822
Western Asiatic Stone Bead Necklace
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
28 3/4 in. (16.6 grams, 73 cm long).
A restrung designer necklace composed mainly of graduated pottery, glass and stone beads of various dates, types and colours, including a central piriform bead. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Babylonian Ur Vessel and Cuneiform Tablet Relating to Beer for Mercenaries in the Service of Babylon
Circa 2000-1500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
A group of two ceramic artefacts: an Ur miniature pot of carinated form with everted lip, dated c.2000 B.C.; a roughly rectangular tablet bearing cuneiform text to both principal faces and to each side edge, a memo relating to an expenditure of beer for mercenaries in garrison in the service of Babylon (20th year Abi-ešuh 1711-1684 BC): '2 jars of 15 liters for the rations of the troop of the Cassites. Contribution of Ibnatum.' 100 grams total, 36-43 mm
From an old UK collection. From the private collection of Alf Baxendale (1941-2016) part 2, keen Egyptologist, member of the Egyptology Society, trustee of the Amarna Trust; thence by descent. Accompanied by two identification display cards. Accompanied by a copy of his obituary published in Horizon, The Amarna Project and Amarna Trust newsletter, Issue 18, 2017, p.21, by Barry John Kemp, CBE, FBA, Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at the University of Cambridge and directing excavations at Amarna in Egypt. -
Parthian Electrum Earring Pair
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £889
A matching pair of gold hoop earrings, each composed of a tapering hoop with expanded central section, adorned on both faces with gold pellets, pyramid clusters and a larger pyramid cluster finial with pyramid granules to each pellet; hinged closure. 10.02 grams total, 21 mm each
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Bulbous Vase
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
A bulbous ceramic vessel with trumpet-style neck and rim and integral foot. 1.1 kg, 23 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
