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LOT 0953
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 - 2 3/8 in. (154 grams total, 43-60 mm).
Group of three fragments of pillow-shaped tablets with impressed cuneiform text. [3, 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 Alabaster Bifacial Stamp Seal with Vulture, Snake and Winged Lion
Susa II, circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Discoid with transverse piercing; one side with incuse profile image of a winged quadruped; the other side with a bird in flight flanked by a fish and serpent; supplied with a museum-quality impression of each face. 11.5 grams, 29 mm wide
Ex S Collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s. -
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Mesopotamian Alabaster Disc Beads
Circa 4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a quantity of small, mostly disc-shaped beads, in pale alabaster; each pierced for stringing. 63 grams total, 3-8 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Western Asiatic Glass Bottle with Prunts
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Bell-shaped frosted glass vessel with flared neck and flange collar; applied trail detailing to the neck and mouth; applied trails to the shoulder in zigzag above groups of three prunts with blue glass ornament; two circumferential applied trails to the lower body with crenellated band between. 304 grams, 15.5 cm high
Acquired in the 1980s. with Christopher Sheppard, London, UK. Acquired from the above in 2007. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11973-210908.
