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LOT 1234
Luristan Bronze Votive Oxen Pair with Driver
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/2 in. (16.2 grams, 38 mm).
Miniature votive plough-team with two oxen yoked to a plough with ploughman behind. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Temple Brick Section of Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon
Circa 604-562 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
A rectangular section with fourteen columns of cuneiform text mentioning the foundation of a temple by Nebuchadnezzar II, translating as 'King of Babylon provisioner of Esagil and Ezida prime son of Nabopolassar, King of Babylon and Ebabbara, the temple of Shamash in Larsa..[...]'; mounted in a custom-made velvet lined display frame. 1.5 kg, 31 x 41.2 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections, mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12340-214698.
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. -
Achaemenid Pale Blue Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Circa 6th-4th century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung group of graduated beads, mainly oblate and annular types with melon centrepiece. 12.4 grams, 33.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Islamic Illuminated Kufic Manuscript Page from the Qur'an
13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
Rectangular vellum leaf with liquid gold text and ornament, rectangular grid with liquid gold, red and green ink border, gold text with red diacritics; recto with additional panel of text in liquid gold, yellow, red and blue. 7.4 grams, 25 x 17.5 cm
From an important family collection started in the late 1950s. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12280-220413.
