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LOT 1169
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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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Group with Administrative Tablet and a King Šu-Sin Tax Text
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Group of two pillow-shaped ceramic tablets both with cuneiform text to one broad face, one edge and part of the reverse, one an Ur III text from the reign of Šu-Sin related to a tax of the Ur kingdom. 77 grams total, 44-45 mm
Acquired in the 1970s. European private collection. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Armed Warrior
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
The slender hoop with worn remains of decorative notching to shoulders, oval bezel engraved with stylised standing figure holding shield and a spear or other weapon. 2.06 grams, 18.52 mm overall, 15.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Western Asiatic White Painted Pottery Vessel
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With globular body and square-section neck, loop handle to shoulder and white linear ornament. 200 grams, 10 cm
From the property of Mr O.S., a late Suffolk, UK, gentleman, who acquired at auction from the 1960s.