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LOT 1017
Mesopotamian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 - 1 3/4 in. (93 grams total, 24-46 mm).
Each of the six fragments bearing cuneiform text or pictograms to at least one face. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceSpecialised 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.
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Aramaic Bronze Magical Text
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Rectangular in form with trace remains of text; unrolling marks visible; displayed in a membranous frame. 215 grams total, 13.5 x 13 cm including case
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970s. -
Luristan Double-Handled Terracotta Drinking Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Of squat and carinated form with flared rim, loop handles with serrated thumb pads, incised chevrons with dashed fill around the upper body. 144 grams, 15 cm wide
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
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Western Asiatic Limestone Shekel Weight Collection
Iron Age III, 9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
A number bearing incised inscriptions; the set graduated in size, each weight with a domed profile; one with two old collection stickers to base. 96 grams total, 15-34 mm
Property of a North London gentleman.
Judean scale weights were primarily used to weigh amounts of silver, often in the form of hack silver. Modern scholarship has deduced that Judean weights were base on a standard of 11.4 grams to the shekel.
