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LOT 1329
Holy Land and Other Terracotta Pottery Group
3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 - 10 1/4 in. (13 kg total, 2-26 cm).
Including fragmentary ledge-handled storage jar, cocoon jar and other types. [60+, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1980-1990s.
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Western Asiatic Terracotta Chalice
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With conical base and stepped stem, broad bowl with carination, two lateral pierced lugs at the equator, holes to the base. 530 grams, 21.2 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Royal Sumerian Text
Circa 18th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Pillow-shaped in form with cuneiform text in dense rows to one face. 146 grams, 90 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
With intaglio hunting scene depicting dense vegetation and a huntsman; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.47 grams, 23 mm
From an important Mayfair collection, 1970-1999; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
