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LOT 0247
Hittite Terracotta Fertility Idol
CIRCA 12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
6 3/4 in. (141 grams, 17.2 cm).
D-shaped in section with applied headdress, rosette earrings, collar, breasts, footwear.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
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Neo Babylonian Stone Duck Weight Collection
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Group of three weights, each formed as a duck with its neck and head stretched along its spine; one pierced at the neck, another longitudinally through the chest. 6.35 grams total, 18-22 mm
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. Ex Simmons gallery, London, UK. -
Late Babylonian Alabaster Cylinder Seal with Winged King
Circa 1000-800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Carved with a contest scene comprising two winged male figures attacking a rearing bull-headed winged beast; the figure before the beast gripping its front leg and holding a sceptre, one foot placed on the corpse of a goat or a ram; the figure behind holding a sceptre and a raised club or khopesh in the act of striking the beast from behind; possibly some re-engraving. 20.9 grams, 40 mm
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card. -
Early Dynastic Terracotta Administrative Cuneiform Tablet Recording Livestock and their Owners
IIIb, 2400-2340 B.C.Estimate: £18,000 - 24,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £9,000
Pillow-shaped tablet with dense cuneiform text to two broad faces and one edge, concerning the listing of 146 sheep and their owners or shepherds. 202 grams, 78 mm
with Laemmle Gallery, San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, USA. Acquired from the above in the early 1970s. with Bonhams, London, 13 April 2011, no.133. Private central European collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12121-218147.
