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LOT 0866
Luristan Bronze Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/8 - 7 in. (38.4 grams total, 8.5-18 cm).
Comprising a pendant in the form of a spearhead, balustered neck with suspension loop; remains of a spearhead with tang. [2, No Reserve]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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Luristan Whetstone with Bronze Ibex Handle
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £676
Roughly cylindrical in shape; the ibex with stylised detailing. 147 grams, 17.8 cm
From an old German collection, Cologne, Germany. From the collection of a North American gentleman. -
Mesopotamian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Each of six fragments bearing cuneiform text or pictograms to at least one face. 66 grams total, 26-40 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. -
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.
