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LOT 0251
Amlash Bronze Collection of Animals
CIRCA 1000-600 B.C.
1 3/4 - 4 3/8 in. (1.04 kg total, 4.6-11 cm).
Zoomorphic figures modelled in the round, some with suspension loop, including bull, stag, ibex and other types. [11]
ProvenanceNicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), thence by descent.
Ex Galerie Khnoum, Geneva.
Private collection of Mr K.A.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12412-226602.
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LOT 0251
Amlash Bronze Collection of Animals
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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Aramaic Lead Magical Text Scroll Fragment
2nd-8th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £135
The remains of a bifacial magical lead scroll with letters written in a form of Aramaic and Greek, incised on a lead tablet preserved in a sub-rectangular fragment. 8.13 grams, 73 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Fragment with neatly impressed dense cuneiform text to both faces; repaired. 40.4 grams, 70 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.) -
Neo Babylonian Stone Duck Weight
8th-7th century B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £910
With two broad ovoid wings, the head resting along the spine; pierced through the neck. 3.19 kg, 16 cm
From an important collection formed before 1988. 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.
