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LOT 0172
Cuneiform Accounting Tablet Listing a Distribution to a Series of Babylonian Soldiers
MID 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 in. (353 grams, 13 cm wide).
A bifacial rectangular tablet with lentoid cross-section, the two principal faces bearing cuneiform text relating to a distribution for several individuals whose names are recorded in the left-hand column (Sîn-bēl-ilī Masitum, Sinatum, etc.), probably Babylonian soldiers, the document dates to the end of the first Babylonian dynasty; repaired.
ProvenanceSpecialised 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.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 11.217.4, for similar.
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LOT 0172
Cuneiform Accounting Tablet Listing a Distribution to a Series of Babylonian Soldiers
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
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Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Walking Women
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
A drum-shaped stone cylinder seal with figural frieze; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of red stone, 18 x 20 mm. Frieze of four walking women holding standards. Mesopotamia, c.3000 B.C. Condition fine.' 13.7 grams, 18 mm
From an important family collection. 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. Accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. -
Amlash Zoomorphic Terracotta Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
A red terracotta vessel in the form of a stylised sheep, composed of an ovoid body with integral tail, shallow neck to the vessel opening and animal's neck and head with horns curled around its ears, pricked eyes and muzzle formed as pouring spout. 248 grams, 14.7 cm wide
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970s-1990s. Ex Pars Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. From a specialist collection of pottery.
Vessels of this type likely served a ceremonial function and were often ritually deposited in graves. -
Ur III Cuneiform Tablet Fragment, an Inventory of Linen and Metal Artifacts
Late 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £64
A fragment of a ceramic pillow-shaped tablet with impressed cuneiform text to both broad faces, an inventory of linen and metal artifacts, including a bronze masatum. 21.9 grams, 56 mm
Fine condition.
Ex UK art market, 1970s. Property of a London gentleman.
