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LOT 0966
Mesopotamian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 5/8 in. (48.9 grams, 43 mm).
Bearing text to one face; the tablet roughly semi-circular in plan with a plano-convex cross-section. [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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Western Asiatic Ceramic Plate with Star
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Opening Bid: £50
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London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian, Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
2nd millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Composed mainly of restrung and graduated lozenge-shaped and spherical beads, together with later gold beads of different types adorned with granulated collars and filigree; modern silver-gilt hook-and-eye clasp. 44.2 grams, 43.5 cm long
Acquired 1969-1999. From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent. -
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Statuette of a Deity
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Modelled with a tapering rectangular body, head with pinched features facing forwards, hands raised to chest with palms placed flat against the chest, shown wearing a neck ornament and with an elaborate hair style arranged at the back of the head; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 182 grams total, 14.5cm including stand
Ex North Yorkshire collection from the 1990s.
