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LOT 1254
Mesopotamian Carnelian Animal Amulets
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 - 1 1/4 in. (20.6 grams total, 27-32 mm).
Each a reclining beast, a lion and ram pierced at the shoulders. [2]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
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LOT 1254
Mesopotamian Carnelian Animal Amulets
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Decorated Bronze Weight
12th-14th century AD.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Polyhedral in form with concentric ring motif to each face. 14.5 grams, 16 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Western Asiatic Twisted Bronze Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Penannular in form with tapered ends, twisted rod format. 8.8 grams, 50 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Mesopotamian Terracotta Cuneiform School Exercise Tablet
Circa 1950-1700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Discoid in plan and lentoid in section, bearing cuneiform scribal work in large characters on one side. 250 grams, 10.3 cm
From a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members and dispersed in 1988 in London and Geneva.
Such scribal tablets are always of this round shape. Type IV tablets, also known as 'lentils', are circular tablets containing one or a few lines of a composition written out once by the teacher and then a second time by the student, either underneath (typical of Nippur tablets), or on the reverse. This would appear to be an example of the former.
