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LOT 0196
Late Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Gilgamesh Contest Scene
2254-2154 B.C.
1 1/8 in. (15.8 grams, 30 mm).
In green marble with Gilgamesh contest scene, human hero stabbing a rearing beast and beast-man grappling a rearing lion; scorpion and objects in the field. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cohen Antiques, London W8.
From the M. Cloake collection, acquired in 1977.
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
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LOT 0196
Late Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Gilgamesh Contest Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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Chalcolithic Terracotta Female Figure
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Modelled in the round kneeling female figure with hands placed on the hips, applied breasts and hair, pinched facial features, impressed eyes and detailing to the collars; flared legs to the reverse. 130 grams, 12.5 cm
Acquired 1979-1999. From the collection of a late London, UK, gentleman. -
Neo-Assyrian Bronze Bowl Group
9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Comprising six low-profile utility bowls with gently sloping walls, some damaged. 1.25 kg total, 15.5-20 cm wide
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Pillow-shaped clay tablet with cuneiform text to both broad faces and one edge; repaired. 123 grams, 63 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. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
