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LOT 1043
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 - 1 7/8 in. (70 grams total, 27-47 mm).
Each bearing cuneiform text to one or multiple faces. [5, 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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LOT 1043
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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Western Asiatic White Agate and Gold Bead Necklace
Late 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £780
Restrung designer necklace with a modern clasp; composed mainly of polished and graduated agate beads, together with central oval pendant bead and gold beads. 63 grams, 41 cm long
Collected from 1979-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Luristan Bronze Pin Group
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A trio of pins composed of tapering round-section stems and decorative upper bodies and finials, including notched collars and projecting bosses. 48 grams total, 12.5-16.5 cm
Ex old English collection. London art market, 1980s. -
Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Throne Scenes
Circa 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
With low-relief carved scene of two addorsed bearded figures on thrones, tree between them, amphora with drinking straws held to the mouth of each figure. 14.4 grams, 29 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.051. London collection, 2016.
