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LOT 0925
Judaeo-Phoenician Stone Weight Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 - 1 1/4 in. (12.7 grams total, 19-33 mm).
Comprising: two biconical weights, one in haematite, the other in grey stone; a haematite weight composed of two adjoining biconical bodies. [3]
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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LOT 0925
Judaeo-Phoenician Stone Weight Group
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Mixed Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £111
Mainly pottery and some glass, annular, tubular, fusiform and other types. 43.6 grams total, 2-20 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Sumerian Terracotta 'Bulla Envelope' with Impressed Decoration
Uruk Period, circa 5500-3100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
Complete and of spherical form, containing clay 'tokens'; the outer face impressed with enigmatic motifs. 190 grams, 64 mm
Specialised 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. Accompanied by a copy of two previous illustrated and typed catalogue pages.
The tokens sealed within the bulla are believed to have been used as part of the accounting process in Sumerian or early Uruk agriculture. -
Sumerian Seal with Lotus Flower
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
White glazed composition seal with integral loop to the domed reverse, cruciform design of concentric lotus petals. 3.2 grams, 30 mm
From the private collection of P. Morris, 1996. Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK. Accompanied by an old certificate of authenticity.
