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LOT 1014
Luristan Decorated Pin Pair
13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
5 5/8 - 6 1/2 in. (54 grams total, 14.3-16.7 cm).
A pair of bronze pins composed of tapering round-section stems and balustered upper bodies and domed heads; one pin tip lost in antiquity. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Western Asiatic Glass Bottle
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
A green glass bottle with tubular body and applied domed shoulder with short, flaring neck; iridescent surfaces. 29 grams, 54 mm high
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. -
Large Western Asiatic Decorated Bowl
Circa 12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £89
A Ghaznavid style squat bowl with convex wall and rounded base, worn remains of punched ring-and-dot decoration to the exterior. 741 grams, 25 cm wide
Fine condition.
English collection formed in the 1990s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Kingdom of Larsa Cuneiform Tablet Estimating a Quantity of Beer
Circa 1800-1750 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
The majority of a pillow-shaped clay tablet, bearing cuneiform text to the upper part of one face and top edge, together with rulings(?) for additional text, a summary table relating to a distribution of consumables; Kingdom of Larsa, a note indicates in which unit of measurement the quantity of beer was estimated. 100 grams, 68 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.
