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LOT 0945
Amlash Ring Collection
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (36.1 grams total, 22-26 mm).
A group of four copper-alloy finger rings displaying geometric designs. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEarly 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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Paleo-Akkadian Cuneiform Tablet Relating to Barley from Lugalnitazi
Circa 2300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
A broadly pillow-shaped clay tablet bearing cuneiform text to one face, a Paleo-Akkadian receipt (from Adab?): barley from Lugalnitazi received by the men of the kitchens. 20.1 grams, 36 mm wide
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. -
Assyrian Cuneiform Tablet
13th century B.C.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
A roughly tabular clay tablet bearing impressed cuneiform text arranged in vertical columns to five of its six faces. 682 grams, 17.5 cm
Ex French art market. with Boisgirard & Associés, Paris, 14 February 2005, lot 246. Private Swiss collection since 2005. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11638-198993. -
Western Asiatic Implement Group
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A trio of copper-alloy and iron implements: a tapering round-section needle with pierced head; a tanged knife blade with one cutting edge; a tanged knife blade with one cutting edge and curved pointed end. 44 grams total, 9.6 - 14.3 cm
Early 1990s London collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
