Central Asian Silver-Gilt Decorated Buckle

Of lentoid cross-section with impressed grid and characters or ideograms, an economic text relating to farm produce written over two faces. 113 grams, 89 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12093-213020.

Carnelian cloison dated 1290 AH (1873 AD) with personal stamp seal for Rahim Al-Hosseini. 16.65 grams, 29.85 mm overall, 20.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)



Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.

Plano-convex stamp seal with design of two scorpions placed tête-bêche; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8 grams, 17 mm



Acquired in Europe in 1997. European private collection.