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LOT 0898
Central Asian Seal Pendant with Horned Quadruped
23RD-20TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/2 in. (11 grams, 38 mm).
A bronze compartmented stamp seal pendant in the form of a horned quadruped, with suspension loop to reverse; accompanied by a typed and signed scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, the late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: '...This has the shape of what is depicted: a standing horned quadruped looking upwards. The face is flat and compartmented. The back is also flat and has a loop handle with two grooves over it. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c.2300-2000 B.C. It is in very good condition and the metal has been conserved.' [No Reserve]
Provenance1980s-early 1990s collection, UK.
Accompanied by an original typed and signed scholarly note issued by the late Professor W.G. Lambert.
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Western Asiatic Silver Lion Terminal Head
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
A silver terminal formed as the upper part of a lion's head with stylised facial detailing, rectangular lug above, simple decorative detailing to the reverse. 18.6 grams, 24 mm
Acquired before the early 1970s. Ex London, UK, gallery. Property of a London gentleman. -
Large Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Concerning the Study of the Sacrificial Liver
Late 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
A large clay tablet fragment bearing panels of cuneiform text to the principal face, separated by plain parallel lines; remains of cuneiform text to the reverse; a Babylonian treatise concerning the study of the liver of a sacrificial lamb; repaired. 533 grams, 15.6 cm wide
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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
The prophetic practise of hepatoscopy, was called in Akkadian barûtu, the art of divination. It is a collection of omens in standard Akkadian (including many sumerograms) each composed of a protasis (description of the configuration of the organ at the time of observation by the diviner) followed by the apodosis giving the omen itself. The fragment preserves the beginning of the treaty on the face and the end on the reverse. Among the various omens is a so-called historical one concerning King Sargon of Akkad (ca. 2350 BCE). A colophon indicates that the text is a copy of an ancient original. The name of the scribe is Mudammiq-Adad. His work was verified by Ur-Nintinuga, a Sumerian name from the Cassite period. -
Bactrian Female Figured Kohl Pot
Mid 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
An early copper-alloy kohl pot formed as a stylised female figure wearing a floor-length garment which splays outwards towards her feet, her arms placed on her hips to form loop handles, stylised facial detailing; circular recess to top of head. 110 grams, 80 mm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11642-199679.
