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LOT 1156
Luristan Bronze Situla Handle with Ram and Horse Head
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (191 grams total, 12 cm wide including stand).
Round-section bar with two biconvex collars, horse-head finial at one end and perpendicular ram-head at the other; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Scottish gentleman’s collection, Glasgow, formed from the early 2000s.
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Syro-Hittite Terracotta Stading Figure Group
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Modelled in the round standing facing, each with pronounced facial features anf arms held to the chest. 187 grams total, 10.5-12.5 cm
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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Old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet for the Loan of Money During the Reign of Sin-iqišam King of Larsa
1840-1836 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,755
A pillow-shaped tablet, with cuneiform text to the broad faces and an edge, reading: 'Idnin-Sîn and Sutitum have obtained from the god Šamaš (a loan of) 5/6 mine 5 shekels of silver, the silver (has) an interest of 4 shekels 1/3. He° will have to repay the money at the time of sowing. Before (the god) Ea, Before (the goddess) Sugallitum Before (the god) Nanna Before Dani Seal of one (of the) witnesses... In the month of Tebitum The year of Sin-iqišam the king.' 85 grams, 59 mm
Ex private collection. with Bonhams, Antiquities, London, 21 October 1999, no.260 (Part). Private central European collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12244-219769. -
Early Achaemenid Stone Cylinder Seal with Later Silver Casing
600-500 B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £468
With incuse frieze depicting a leaping bull between tendrils, wave pattern to borders, set into a later silver casing with pendant loop. 19.79 grams, 43 mm
Acquired on the USA art market. Private collection, England.
