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.jpg "Roman Bronze Eros Cradling Goose Applique")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
.jpg "Assyrian Bronze Relief Fragment")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
.jpg "The Tenby Hiberno-Norse Viking Penannular Brooch")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
![English Milled Coins - George VI - 1937 - Cased RM Proof Coronation Gold Set [4]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/203351-s(2).jpg "English Milled Coins - George VI - 1937 - Cased RM Proof Coronation Gold Set [4]")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Displaying a menorah within a roundel to one face; blank or worn reverse. 6.58 grams, 21 mm
Acquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
Acquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
Trumpet-shaped foot developing to three round-section arms supporting a broad dish with sloping sidewall. 1.7 kg, 21.5 cm high
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
Of hollow construction with two sub-triangular flanges flanking a tubular loop. 5.16 grams, 35 mmFine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
Featuring a carinated profile and flange rim. 269 grams, 12 cmVery fine condition.
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
Ex property of a Suffolk collector.
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
Ex property of a Suffolk collector.
Formed as a chalice with broad everted rim, ribbed stem and splayed foot with rolled outer edge; remains of painted bands and chevrons to the foot and mouth. 1.7 kg, 26.5 cm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Roughly pillow-shaped in form and bearing cuneiform text to one face; repaired. 43.9 grams, 52 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.
This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
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.
This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
Drilled for attachment to a wooden shaft. 297 grams, 63 mm wide
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
See Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, pl.XXX, no.4, from the treasure in Nahal Mishmar, end of the 4th millennium B.C., for similar mace head (in bronze).
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
See Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, pl.XXX, no.4, from the treasure in Nahal Mishmar, end of the 4th millennium B.C., for similar mace head (in bronze).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Bearing an Akkadian literary text over two faces. 135 grams, 90 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.
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.
Each a bifacial triangular plaque composed of gold bulbs adorned with apex granules to both faces, tapering gold hook with conical boss to terminal, bulb to each side of the neck and granulated triangle between. 3.98 grams total, 19-21 mm
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
.jpg "Babylonian Nebuchadnezzar II Period Glazed Clay Brick Fragment")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising a polychrome surface to one side forming a corner; an old inked inscription 'BABYLON' to the reverse. 52 grams, 58 mm
Acquired 1970-1990.
Ex collection of a deceased gentleman by descent to his family.
Cf. Fügert, A., Gries, H., Glazed Brick Decoration in the Ancient Near East, Proceedings of a Workshop at the 11th International Congress of the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (Munich) in April 2018, Berlin, 2020, figs.1, 7, 9, for similar fragments and discussion.
A tablet dated to the kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar II and recently published by Prof. Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin, gives detailed measurements for the inner city wall of Babylon, called Imgur-Enlil, naming landmarks like Zababa and Urash gates. Nebuchadnezzar II conquered Jerusalem in 586 B.C. and renewed his imperial city, building majestic new walls.
Acquired 1970-1990.
Ex collection of a deceased gentleman by descent to his family.
Cf. Fügert, A., Gries, H., Glazed Brick Decoration in the Ancient Near East, Proceedings of a Workshop at the 11th International Congress of the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (Munich) in April 2018, Berlin, 2020, figs.1, 7, 9, for similar fragments and discussion.
A tablet dated to the kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar II and recently published by Prof. Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin, gives detailed measurements for the inner city wall of Babylon, called Imgur-Enlil, naming landmarks like Zababa and Urash gates. Nebuchadnezzar II conquered Jerusalem in 586 B.C. and renewed his imperial city, building majestic new walls.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Composed of a domed head and tapering cylindrical body bearing cuneiform text to each aspect. 105 grams, 60 mm
Acquired 1970-1990.
Ex collection of a deceased gentleman by descent to his family.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 86.11.270, for this class of object.
Acquired 1970-1990.
Ex collection of a deceased gentleman by descent to his family.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 86.11.270, for this class of object.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Roughly circular in plan and plano-convex in section, with ruling and text to both faces. 98 grams, 66 mm
Acquired 1970-1990.
Ex collection of a deceased gentleman by descent to his family.
Acquired 1970-1990.
Ex collection of a deceased gentleman by descent to his family.
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