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LOT 0907
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 - 2 3/4 in. (159 grams total, 32-70 mm).
Group of three fragments of pillow-shaped tablets with cuneiform text to one or more faces. [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 Gilt Bronze Horse Padlock
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
In the form of a stylised horse, the body and tail with gilded line detailing; hollow, the mechanism not present. 20.2 grams, 46 mm
UK art market, acquired prior to 1985.
Likely Ilkhanid or Timurid dynasty. -
Western Asiatic Ladybug Gemstone Amulet
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Carved in the round from red carnelian, the wing case with drilled pellets and drilled through the head for suspension. 2.6 grams, 17 mm
Ex old English collection. London art market, pre 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene and Inscription
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
With frieze depicting a seated figure holding up a vessel in one extended hand, star and crescent above; before him, a facing figure in fringed robe and another in flounced robe with hands raised; two columns of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.23 grams, 17 mm
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990. 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.
