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LOT 0293
Large Mesopotamian Carved Stone Weight
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/8 in. (380 grams, 80 mm).
Circular body with flaring walls and a domed top.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London.
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LOT 0293
Large Mesopotamian Carved Stone Weight
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Bronze Bull's Head Mount
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Modelled in the half-round with large lentoid eyes and small crescentic horns; stud through the muzzle and a loop behind the horns. 5.59 grams, 25.3 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Ceramic Zoomorphic Vessel
8th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Comprising four conical legs supporting a double globular body with conical neck and ram's head, spout to the rear with strainer connected by a bridging loop; applied painted hatched spiral detailing; old label to the underside: 'YAZDANI 211C LONDON'. 1.06 kg, 19.5 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet of a Poem
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,400
Pillow-shaped tablet with a Sumerian hymn to Sin-idinam, king of Larsa (1849-1843 BC), reading: '5-6 (the gods) granted him to exercise, in a sublime manner, kingship and the priestly office. 7-8 They made him sit upon a seat whose foundation is firm, a radiant throne ... 9-10 Once he had firmly secured the crown and the sublime radiance upon his head. 11 Sin, the firstborn son of Enlil, 12 bestowed upon him a sublime name. 13 Utu, the great judge of the universe, 14 caused law and justice to be established for him]. 15 The praise
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. Accompanied by a translation by M. Guichard. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13269-253330.
Old Babylonian tablets were found in regular excavations from Khafaje and Kish, although, even today, the main body came from dealers. A definite date can be assigned to them only based on internal evidence. The scripts of the tablets vary a good deal: some tablets are written in archaic cursive, others in younger cursive, still others mix archaic and younger sign forms.
