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LOT 0262
Bactrian Bronze Plaque with Figural Scene
CIRCA 2000 B.C.
3 1/2 in. (139 grams, 91 mm).
Of rectangular form, two stylised figures depicted frontally, an animal in profile above the smaller figure.
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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LOT 0262
Bactrian Bronze Plaque with Figural Scene
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Bronze Leaping Horned and Winged Lion
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
With small wings and curved horns; possibly Kushan. 160 grams, 11.8 cm
Fair condition, one wing chipped.
London collection since the 1980s. Property of a Canadian family. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Group of three fragments of pillow-shaped tablets with cuneiform text to one or more faces. 159 grams total, 32-70 mm
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. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel Group
Circa 3rd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising various types, including examples decorated with painted geometric motifs; mainly chipped. 3.72 kg total, 7.5-15 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
