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LOT 1106
Luristan Tripod Legged Pouring Vessel
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
14 3/8 in. (1.75 kg, 36.5 cm).
Squat in profile with rounded underside and inturned rim, loop handle and tubular spout, long tripod legs.
ProvenanceEx Mayfair gallery, London, UK, 1980s.
From a private collection, London, UK.
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Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Issued by the Temple at Drehem and Sohka
Circa 1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Pillow-shaped terracotta tablet with impressed cuneiform text to both broad faces and two edges. 10.4 grams, 28 mm
Acquired from Alister Matthews in 1958, from catalogue number 53, item 702 (6). From the private collection of the late Dr J.D.H. Widdness, Dublin, Ireland. Accompanied by an original Alister Matthews catalogue cutting from 1958. Accompanied by an old original typed cataloguing slip probably from the late 1950s. -
Luristan Terracotta Spouted Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Squat in profile with rounded underside and broad U-section spout. 553 grams, 23.5 cm wide
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980s. From a UK private collection. -
Cylinder Seal Group
Circa 2300-2200 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising: an Akkadian example with a heroic scene carved in shell, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of White Marble, 18 x 10 mm. The design shows hero in the middle, succouring on either side a domestic quadruped on its hind legs, each being attacked by a lion. This is an Akkadian seal from Mesopotamia or West Iran, c. 2300-2200 B.C. The surface is somewhat worn.'; a haematite seal engraved with a walking dog or wolf with three stars above, rosette to the back; a carnelian seal engraved with a group of worshippers wearing long robes and Median caps, tree motif to the back. 7.62 grams total, 13-18 mm
The first property of a London gentleman; part of his family collection since the 1970s. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the 1980s. The other examples the property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1995. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. Accompanied by a original typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
