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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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Old Akkadian Terracotta Round Tablet Recording Amounts of Grain
Circa 2340-2200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £211
Spherical with cuneiform text to the upper face. 14.3 grams, 26 mm
Private collection, Jerusalem, assembled in the 1970s-1980s. European private collection, acquired in 1998. 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. -
Sumerian Green Stone Cylinder Seal
Uruk, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
With incuse frieze of three horizontal lines of stylised seated figures, pierced for suspension; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 17.5 grams, 21 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK. 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 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. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Composed of cylindrical and rectangular beads interspersed with small oblate glass beads, restrung. 27.6 grams, 37 cm
Ex London, UK, gentleman, 2000s. 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.
