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LOT 0913
Babylonian Cuneiform Clay Tablet Fragment Group
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 - 1 1/8 in. (27.4 grams total, 10-30 mm).
Comprising a quantity of envelope fragments, including examples bearing cuneiform text or cylinder seal impressions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a UK gentleman, acquired in the 1970s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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Nabataean Pottery Basket
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Ceramic calathus with carination below the rim, fluted strap handle, white painted stripes to the inner rim; very rare. 567 grams, 17.5 cm high
From a family collection, London, pre 1988. -
Aramaic Terracotta Bowl with Magical Incantation
4th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With conical body, the inner face bearing concentric rings of inked magical Aramaic text, repaired. 357 grams, 19 cm wide
Ex Family collection, London, UK, pre 1988.
Aramaic incantation bowls are particular to the Sassanian period and have been found in regions of modern Iraq. These simple ceramic bowls, also known as magic bowls, each contain an Aramaic inscription, written in ink, which spirals from the centre. The bowls seem to have played an important part in domestic life. For example, during excavation in Nippur in 1889, one or more incantation bowls were found in each house together with domestic artefacts, most often in doorways or under floorboards in the corner of rooms. The bowls are predominantly apotropaic, and the inscriptions tend to protect their owners from misfortunes such as those faced in child-birth, illness and evil spirits. -
Luristan Double-Ended Bronze Razor
11th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising a wide double-edged blade with central midrib, twisted handle and a small triangular blade to the other end. 51 grams, 21.5 cm
From a UK private collection, before 1980.
