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LOT 1323
Fragmentary Sumerian Terracotta Bulla Envelope with Impressed Decoration
URUK PERIOD, 5500-3100 B.C.
1 - 2 1/8 in. (131 grams, 25-56 mm).
Group of irregular ceramic fragments with low-relief zoomorphic and other ornament.
ProvenanceSpecialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1988.
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 cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1323
Fragmentary Sumerian Terracotta Bulla Envelope with Impressed Decoration
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Sumerian Orange Stone Amuletic Dove-Shaped Seal
Uruk/Jemdet Nasr Period, circa 3500-2900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Lentoid in section with scooped underside and suspension hole at apex. 8.45 grams, 33 mm
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. Accompanied by a description from Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Chalcedony Gaming Piece
14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Square in plan and plano-convex in section with tessellated triangles on the dome, horizontal grooves at the sides, incuse octofoil to the underside. 39.7 grams, 31 mm
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, collection, 1980s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £13
Restrung group of spherical, polyhedral, square-section and other beads in ceramic, stone and shell. 13.4 grams, 30 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
