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LOT 0876
Babylonian Clay Brick Fragment with Cuneiform
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 in. (186 grams, 12.5 cm).
Comprising one 'dressed' face bearing a recessed panel of text. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-1990.
Ex collection of a deceased gentleman by descent to his family.
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Amlash Bronze Ring Collection
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Large Jewish Sealing with Menorah
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Of discoid form displaying a menorah in raised relief, bird and snake to the other. 3.9 grams, 15 mm
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Central Asian Bronze Compartmented Seal Matrix
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Segmented wheel with U-shaped loop; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze. 46 x 48 x 18. This is roughly round, compartmented, and open work except for the central star. There is a largish circle in the middle, a six-pointed star around it. and a band of 11 oblongs around the outer edge. 6 in three pairs matching the points of the stars [sic]. This is a seal from west central Asia, c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is well preserved and a largish example of its kind. There is a loop handle on the back.' 35.5 grams, 47 mm
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970s. Accompanied by a scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology.
