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LOT 1312
Luristan Bronze Pin with Petals
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/4 in. (27 grams, 13.3 cm).
Trefoil head of a dress pin with large dished roundel at the top and two smaller ones to the sides. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Mesopotamian Calcite Jar
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,350
Carved squat-bodied with a broad, rounded shoulder and narrow flat base, short neck and everted rim, four pierced lugs to the shoulders incorporated into a circumferential band of engraved cross-hatching. 746 grams, 11.8 cm
From a British collection, acquired in 1993. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11835-206783. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Stag
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With broad shank and ellipsoid bezel, incuse profile stag within a cartouche. 6.90 grams, 27.45 mm overall, 18.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Temple Brick Section of Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon
Circa 604-562 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,250
Fragment of a rectangular ceramic brick with remains of six columns of cuneiform text with broad margins. 1 kg, 18 cm
From the K.H. Wilson collection, Basildon, UK, before 1991. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by an information sheet, translation, and original signed letter from Dr I L Finkel at the British Museum dated 18 March 1991.
The construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the destruction of Jerusalem's temple are ascribed to Nebuchadnezzar II. He is featured in the Book of Daniel and is mentioned in several other books of the Bible.
