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LOT 0285
Hittite Limestone Altar
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 3/8 in. (3.5 kg, 26.3 cm wide).
Carved from a limestone block with three trapezoidal stub legs, horizontal dished centre with notched edge to the raised rim and U-section pouring lip; panel of geometric linear ornament to the outer face of the body and legs; integral T-shaped reinforcing arms to underside.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Israel.
with Archaeological Centre, Auction 59, no.433.
Accompanied by a copy of the Archaeological Centre online catalogue page.
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Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene
Sumeria or Syria, circa 1800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Columnar in profile and pierced laterally, incuse scene of two standing figures facing each other with a smaller figure, bird (?) and sun with crescent moon between them; a second pair of figures facing each other, one of them worn. 12.3 grams, 25 mm
Ex Constable collection, 1990s. Ex P. Morris collection. Accompanied by four old photographs, one dated 'Bromley 1995'. -
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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Fragmentary section of a tablet with impressed characters; repaired. 123 grams, 81 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. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Western Asiatic Gold Necklace with Carnelian Beads and Gold Grape Pendants
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Restrung group of tubular carnelian beads and turquoise spacer beads, with biconical centrepiece and two hollow-formed gold cluster drops. 26.12 grams, 59.5 cm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
