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LOT 0947
Central Asian Bronze Compartmental and Other Seal Collection
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 - 1 7/8 in. (86 grams total, 29-47 mm).
Group of six stamps, mainly geometric. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEnglish collection, 1990s.
Ex North London gallery.
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LOT 0947
Central Asian Bronze Compartmental and Other Seal Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Amlash Decorated Bronze Ring
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
The discoid bezel displaying a stylised flower head in relief, supported by a quadripartite hoop. 11.13 grams, 25.27 mm overall, 19.71 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Ex private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
Late 4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Drilled vertically to accommodate a wooden shaft. 621 grams, 87 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Mesopotamian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Each of six fragments bearing cuneiform text or pictograms to at least one face. 66 grams total, 26-40 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.