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LOT 1032
Luristan Pin with Mouflon Terminal
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
8 7/8 in. (56 grams, 22.5 cm).
A copper-alloy pin with a round-section stem, finial formed as a stylised mouflon modelled in the round. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Cuneiform Accounting Tablet Listing a Distribution to a Series of Babylonian Soldiers
Mid 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
A bifacial rectangular tablet with lentoid cross-section, the two principal faces bearing cuneiform text relating to a distribution for several individuals whose names are recorded in the left-hand column (Sîn-bēl-ilī Masitum, Sinatum, etc.), probably Babylonian soldiers, the document dates to the end of the first Babylonian dynasty; repaired. 353 grams, 13 cm wide
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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. -
Framed Indo-Persian Watercolour Painting
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £89
A watercolour painting showing three figures in a landscape, birds in the sky and on the hills beyond, one seated figure weeping, one turning towards him possibly to offer consolation, the third standing, holding a bottle; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame. 622 grams, 36.5 x 25.5 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Indo-Persian Iron Helmet with Gilt Calligraphy
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A steel helmet comprising a domed cap and mail curtain; the cap with five radiating applied ribs from the central bronze rosette with hollow bulb finial, applied brow-band, pair of applied plume-holders and bracket for a falling nasal guard; curtain of substantial (1.83-195mm thick) rings forming a mail curtain with triangular extensions flanking the face and protecting the rear of the neck. 1.6 kg, 40 cm high
Some damage to the rear including cracking and deformation, probably due to battle damage.
UK private collection before 2000. UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
The plume-holders are placed beside two pairs of holes, possibly replacing a previous pair which were removed. Attachment of the mail to the browband is by means of smaller rings which are placed intermittently round the lower edge (or possibly some rings have been lost due to wear-and-tear).
