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LOT 1115
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment Group
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 5/8 - 2 3/4 in. (202 grams total, 40-69 mm).
Comprising two pillow-shaped tablets with cuneiform text; another restored from fragments; one irregular circular fragment. [4, 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 Decorated Bronze Dish with Inscription
12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Broad dish with carinated profile, blocks of reserved interlace to the rim and calligraphic panel. 323 grams, 19.5 cm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Luristan Bronze Ibex Amulet
1000-700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Standing modelled in the round with head erect, curved horns, pierced at the shoulder. 16.1 grams, 33 mm
Private collection, Mr. A.A., London, acquired in the 1970s. with Bonhams, London, 8 May 2013, no.229 (Part). -
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Central Asian Chert Cylinder Seal with Hero and Monster
Circa 11th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
With triumphant heroes, accompanied by a museum-quality impression and typed and signed scholarly note issued by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of White Stone 24 x 17 mm. The design shows the same scene twice: a standing hero with big long beard and wearing a long robe to the ankles is gripping one front paw of a rearing monster in front of him as he holds up the other hand. The monster has a bull's body with wings and a bird's head with projecting horns or ears. This is a rare type of seal coming from west central Asia. A date c. 1100-800 BC is the most likely. The seal is in good condition.' 11.3 grams, 24.2 mm (65 grams total, 68 mm including stand)
Ex Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; item number T-927. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s; accompanied by an original typed and signed scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
