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LOT 0866
Luristan Bronze Zoomorphic Pin Finial
CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (155 grams, 72 mm).
Substantial cast finial of a gryphon in recumbent pose, arched neck and beaked head, diagonal folded wing, legs folded beneath the body; attachment for the pin at the rump.
ProvenanceAcquired from Arte Primitivo, New York City, U.S.A., circa 2010.
Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK.
Accompanied by an original Bonham's catalogue page for an almost identical example.
Cf. Muscarella, O. W., Bronze and Iron: Ancient Near Eastern Artefacts in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, p.175, fig.282.
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Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet
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Of pillow-shape with lines of impressed cuneiform text to both principal faces, reading: 1) 1 wineskin suspended from a rope, 2) (for) Šu-Sîn the royal messenger 3-5) when he came <...>. 6) Intermediary Ašgi-tillassu, chief of the weavers. 7) Expense. 8) In the month šugargal, 9-10) the year bis when the priestess of Eridu was 'hired'. 24.2 grams, 36 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1988. 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. -
Nabataean Bronze Female Statuette
Circa 2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Standing on a tiered base with loosely draped palla gathered across her body and held in the let hand at the waist, right hand raised to her hair. 28 grams, 47 mm
From a private collection formed in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery.
