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LOT 1094
Western Asiatic White Stone Bead Necklace
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
25 1/4 in. (12.8 grams, 64 cm long).
Restrung; composed of drum-shaped stone beads in various shades. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.075. London collection, 2016. -
Jewish Stone Shekel Weight Set
9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
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Old Akkadian Stone Cylinder Seal
Circa 2340-2200 BC B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Engraved with a Master of Animals grappling with quadrupeds, a star in the field; drilled vertically for suspension. 9.07 grams, 22 mm
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990. 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.
