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LOT 1160
Amlash Bronze Standing Animal Statuette
10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
2 7/8 in. (55 grams, 72 mm).
Hollow to the underside with pellet eyes and pinched ears. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK collection, 1990s.
Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000.
Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.
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Large Bactrian Banded Agate Bead Group
Circa 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D. or laterEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Comprising of large fusiformed beads. 166 grams total, 35-50 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, England. -
Large Western Asiatic Qajar Style Iron Padlock with Key
Late 20th-21st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Modelled as an arabeque plaque with aviform detailing and white-metal inlay of foliage, deer and birds; thick bar with inlaid brass roundels; ket with openwork bow; in working order. 680 grams total, 7.5-16.5 cm
Private collection, UK. -
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet for The Sale of a Palm Grove during the Reign of Sumu-el
1894-1866 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
A pillow-shaped tablet, with cuneiform text to the broad faces and an edge, reading: '36 sar of orchard, planted with palm trees, next to Batuli and next to Kutanum, Sin-pilah bought from Bedi-el. He paid its full price 10... of silver. He swore in the name of the king that in the future no one would dispute. Before ... Before Sîn Dayan In front of Naqimum In front of Damu In front of Munakum In the month of Kislimu, the 4th year of the priest of Nanna.' 39 grams, 47 mm
Ex private collection. with Bonhams, Antiquities, London, 21 October 1999, no.260 (Part). Private central European collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12244-219769.
