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LOT 1430
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet Fragment
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 in. (70 grams, 57 mm).
The middle section of a pillowform tablet with cuneiform text on both sides. [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 Cup
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Hemispherical in profile with thin rim. 140 grams, 92 mm
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery. -
Luristan Bronze Dagger Blade
800-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
With a triangular blade fitted with three fullers, with a handle cast onto the blade, showing three fastening holes. 72 grams, 20 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
These weapons belong to the Early Median and Achaemenid Period. The blades were often inserted inside an openwork scabbard, cast with the lost wax process, while the handle was instead cast onto the blade. -
Western Asiatic Molar Glass Vessel
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With segmented body and expanding tubular neck, four stub feet to the underside. 16.26 grams, 48 mm
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.