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LOT 1007
Luristan and Later Bronze Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 3/8 - 6 1/2 in. (62 grams total, 3.7-16.5 cm).
Comprising: a bow-shaped buckle; a boot-shaped pipe tamper with suspension loop; pin with trio of rowels or stars; possible Chimu pin with urn-shaped finial and hook. [4, No Reserve]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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Uruk Pictographic Economic Clay Tablet Relating to Cattle
Circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
Bearing pictographs to the two principal faces; of pillow-shaped form. 112 grams, 89 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. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.201149.
The purpose of these items is not known for sure but the combination of pictograms and impressed points has led to the suggestion that they were used for tallying quantities of various commodities. -
Luristan Bronze Fantastic Animal Terminal
13th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Comprising a ring surmounted by a facing ibex head with the horns extending to two beast-heads emerging from the sides of the ring; small retaining ledge to the reverse; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 78 grams, 89 mm (224 grams total, 11.4 cm high including stand)
Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s. From an important Paris gallery, France. Ex Parisian collection.
This piece likely formed part of a horse harness. -
Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
Late 4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Drilled vertically to accommodate a wooden shaft. 621 grams, 87 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
