Western Asiatic Inscribed Hand Pendant

Ca. 560 BC.A terracotta temple brick of Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II, rectangular with columns of cuneiform text mentioning the foundation of a temple by Nebuchadnezzar II. Both the construction

3rd millennium BC. A carved square serpentine seal with intaglio hunting scene including a bowman chasing a deer and a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a horse. 26 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). Property of a Lond

Old Babylonian Period, 20th-16th century BC. A gold scarab with carapace and leg detailing, intaglio scene to the underside of a seated robed male holding a staff on a hatched base, objects in the fie

2nd millennium BC. A silver vessel fragment with flared and chamfered rim, incised panel with four columns of cuneiform text. 65 grams, 15cm (6"). From an important private London collection; formed i

12th-15th century A.D. A sheet-gold lunular pendant with biconical suspension loop, decorated with gold granules, fluted domes and raised cells set with various stones including turquoise. 3.49 grams,

2nd millennium BC. A schist teardrop pendant with incised figure of an ibex beneath a crescent moon and star. 15 grams, 44.25mm (1 3/4"). From the private collection of a North West London lady; previ

Neo-Assyrian Period, 750-670 BC. A fragment of clay pillow-shaped tablet with cuneiform text; accompanied by manuscript signed scholarly note issued by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, Uni

2nd-3rd century A.D.. With square-section amethyst pierced pillar, granulated gold collars, suspension ring. 1.87 grams, 24 mm (1 in.). From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.

1st millennium BC. A pair of bronze fittings consisting of: a discoid with cross to centre with roundels to the edge, teardrop to the base, crescents to the side, suspension loop to the top; a lozenge

1st millennium AD. A pair of carved serpentine hands comprising: one gripping a ribbed tapering shaft, pierced longitudinally; one holding a fluted hollow torch stem. 170 grams total, 90-94mm (3 3/4")

20th century A.D. A silver pendant composed of a shaped oval frame, set with a carnelian stone engraved with calligraphic Arabic script adorned with clusters of dots; pierced floral motif to the rever

2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.. With turquoise cabochon, suspension loop. 0.15 grams, 8 mm (1/8 in.). From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. [No Reserve]

Late 1st millennium B.C. or later. Comprising a turquoise-coloured glass bead, encased inside a gold fitting with a suspension loop. Cf. Cambon, P., Hidden Afghanistan, Amsterdam, 2007, pp.155ff, for

1st millennium A.D. A matching pair of pendants, each composed of a carnelian stone with silver cap, suspension loop and S-link above. 3.57 grams total, 28 mm each (1 in.). Early 1990s London collecti

An undated archaistic ceramic pillow-shaped tablet with integral suspension loop to the top; both faces and edges incised with cuneiform text and reverse S-patterns. 75 grams, 70mm (2 3/4"). Property

Ca. 560 BC A terracotta temple foundation brick of Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II, rectangular with fourteen columns of cuneiform text mentioning the foundation of a temple by Nebuchadnezzar II. Tr

Ca. 560 BC A terracotta temple foundation brick of Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II, rectangular with fourteen columns of cuneiform text mentioning the foundation of a temple by Nebuchadnezzar II. Bo

2nd century BC-2nd century AD. A rectangular alabaster stele with stylised human face carved in the half-round with lentoid eyes, keeled triangular nose, traces of red pigment; incised inscription bel

1st millennium BC. A crescentic-shaped brown glass pendant with green, blue, red and white trails. 20 grams, 57mm (2 1/4"). Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; former

2nd century BC-2nd century AD. The top of a rectangular limestone stele with stylised human face carved in the half-round; lentoid sockets for separate inlaid eyes, keeled triangular nose, D-shaped bi

c. 1200 to 800 BC. Western Asiatic, Luristan Culture. A large bronze age wheel pendant comprising circular hoop and crossed spokes. The wheel and its spokes are decorated with numerous applied spheres

2nd-1st millennium B.C. An openwork cage pendant composed of a bulbous body and slender lug with figurative animal head finial, pierced for suspension. 218 grams, 92 mm (3 5/8 in.). Early 1990s London

3rd millennium BC. A carved serpentine bifacial pendant of a bull; accompanied by an old handwritten scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham,1970-1993.

2nd millennium BC. A bronze pendant formed as a labrys two-bladed axehead with three bands to each face connecting to the columnar shank with pierced arrow-head finial; old collector's acquisition lab