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LOT 1206
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Envelope Fragment with Figure
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (20 grams, 53 mm).
Rectangular casing fragments with four vertical bands of cuneiform text framing a profile figure in flounced robe and smaller figure (mother and child); abraded cuneiform text to upper edge. [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 Bronze Lamp Bowl with Flared Rim
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With hemispherical body and broad rim, decorative band to exterior at neck. 760 grams, 17.3 cm wide
Fine condition; evidence of alteration to base.
London art market 1979. Property of a gentleman living in central London. -
Nishapur Glazed Bowl with Ibex
9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Hemispherical in profile with broad foot, outer face with vertical streaks in brown, green and yellow; inner face with central ibex in profile with radiating flowers to the sidewall; some restoration; old Bonhams label affixed to the inside and two old labels to the exterior. 331 grams, 16 cm
Ex H.K. Monif, New York, USA. Acquired Bonhams, London, 5th December 2002(?), lot 151. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
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Very Large Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Animal
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Discoid in plan with tiered handle and transverse hole, with gusset to the upper face, chamfered shoulder; underside with intaglio image of a stag with legs bent beneath the body, objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 109 grams, 49 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
