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LOT 1811
Assyrian Bronze Roundel Fragment
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 7/8 in. (35 grams, 12.5 cm).
Sheet bronze plaque fragment with repoussé design of a facing male mask above large folded wings and a lion-head roundel; addorsed eagle-heads flanking the mask and leaping lions at the sides; border with volute tendrils, rosettes and other motifs; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Dr Desmond Fitzgerald.
Ex Charlie Watts collection.
Acquired from Bearnes Hampton Auctions, 2026.
Accompanied by a copy of the auction catalogue page (£1,000-£2,000).
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LOT 1811
Assyrian Bronze Roundel Fragment
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular in plan with pyramidal body and square-section shank, applied brass trefoil; underside with hatched design and calligraphic text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 10.3 grams, 19 mm
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![Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet, Letter by Aradmu [Irmu/Aradngu] to King Shulgi about Appilasha](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/259929-s.jpg)
Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet, Letter by Aradmu [Irmu/Aradngu] to King Shulgi about Appilasha
Third Dynasty of Ur, circa 2095-2047 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
A lentoid-section clay tablet, roughly rectangular in plan with Aradmu text to Sulgi to both faces. 166 grams, 89 mm
with Mrs Audrey Davies, Astarte Gallery, London, where acquired in 1985. Private collection, Montreal, Canada. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note by Prof. W.G.Lambert. Accompanied by a five-page cataloguing report. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13428-259929.
Shulgi (21st century B.C.) was the second king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. Based on available documentation, he appears to be one of the most significant figures in Sumerian history.
