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LOT 1287
Western Asiatic Twisted Bronze Bracelet Pair
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 in. (9.56 grams total, 56 mm each).
Each a twisted shank with flattened terminals. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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LOT 1287
Western Asiatic Twisted Bronze Bracelet Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Western Asiatic Bronze Elephant
Circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
In advancing pose with trunk extended, tail draped along the hindleg; old inked number '27' to underside; supplied with a custom-made stand. 115 grams, 73 mm (251 grams total, 10 cm wide including stand)
Ex European collection since 1970. with Herman Historica, Munich, Germany, Auction 95, no.6031 (Part). Property of a French collector. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Pillow-shaped fragment with cuneiform text to both broad faces and one short edge. 48.7 grams, 58 mm
From specialised collection of cuneiform texts, formed in the 1950s-1990s. The property of a London gentleman and housed in London, 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 1990s. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Mesopotamian Stone Bull Stamp Seal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Modelled in the round as a recumbent bull with piriform head, pierced at the shoulder, with abstract drilled design to the underside. 7.1 grams, 27 mm
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.