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LOT 0997
Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 - 1 1/4 in. (55 grams total, 25-33 mm).
A group of five cuneiform ceramic tablet fragments, each comprising at least one face of cuneiform text or pictographs, three are accounting texts of about 3000; one of the fragments is late Old Babylonian; the fifth fragment is anepigraphic. [5, No Reserve]
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.
This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
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Neo-Sumerian Alabaster Kohl Pot with Lions
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
An alabaster kohl jar composed of a bulbous body with broad everted rim; two naturalistically engraved recumbent lions in low relief to the equator. 29.4 grams, 35 mm wide
Fine condition.
From a collection formed pre 1988. London and Geneva collection, thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of a previous typed catalogue page.
Numerous stone kohl containers have been discovered at the temple of the goddess Inanna. The close association between her cult and the kohl jar is based on the literature recording the attractive black eyes of Inanna after she painted them with kohl. Inanna was one of the principal deities worshipped in ancient Mesopotamia. -
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Framed Mughal Watercolour Painting
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
A painting of a mother and child seated on grass amongst flowers, wispy tree growing behind, gilt flecks to the woman's clothes, jewellery, the tree and flowers, gilt border; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame. 838 grams, 37 x 29 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Western Asiatic Terracotta Pot with Ibexes
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A terracotta jar with everted rim, painted with a frieze of ibexes between plain bands and arcading. 134 grams, 59 mm high
Acquired before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
