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LOT 1142
Anatolian Steatite Seal with Bird
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (28.7 grams, 36.5 mm).
Plano-convex in profile with a lightly inscribed antique legend to domed face (including Arabic name and numeral '1298'); underside with reserved figure of a bird with wings spread.
ProvenanceWith Artemis Gallery, Munich, 1980s.
Acquired from Artemis Gallery, November 1992.
European private collection.
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LOT 1142
Anatolian Steatite Seal with Bird
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Sumerian Ceramic Administrative Cuneiform Tablet
Akkadian, circa 2300-2200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Square in plan, accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Clay tablet, 34 x 32 mm., with a total of 8 lines of Sumerian cuneiform on obverse and reverse. Some surface corrosion but much of the script clear. An administrative document with many figures, from Sumer from the Akkadian period, c. 2300-2200 B.C.' 22.22 grams, 35 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a scholarly note (11.), typed and unsigned by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert, with a copy of the note with notes to verso, including 'offered to JPR (J.P. Rosen) at $190 '(19)86. -
Western Asiatic Green Glazed Pottery Jug
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising an onion-shaped body with basal ring and broad curved shoulder, tiered neck, strap handle; mouth and pouring lip chipped. 390 grams, 18.2 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s. -
Tell Halaf Painted Terracotta Vessel
2900-2500 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Biconical in profile with narrow base, broad shoulder and everted flared rim; painted concentric herringbone band to the shoulder and swags beneath. 712 grams, 18 cm wide
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12258-222363.
