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LOT 0266
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet of a Contract within an Envelope
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 7/8 in. (138 grams, 73 mm).
Pillow-shaped ceramic tablet with impressed cuneiform inscriptions, wrapped and enclosed in a clay envelope with cuneiform text to one flat face.
ProvenanceSpecialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1988.
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.
The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
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LOT 0266
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet of a Contract within an Envelope
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
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Western Asiatic Stone Lamashtu Seal
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £488
Rectangular in plan with smoothed edges and angles, bifacial ornament: obverse with standing gazelle-headed figure advancing holding a serpent, pointillé detailing; reverse with transverse borders and hatched panels. 19.41 grams, 36 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK. 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. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue slip. -
Ancient Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising discoid, oblate and other types in stone, shell, and other materials; restrung. 14 grams, 44 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
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Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Pin-Head and Bead
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £800
Comprising: a lapis lazuli bead with high-relief figure of a snake in sinuous coils, head poised to strike, with eyes formed as turquoise annular beads; a bronze columnar handle; a tabular banded agate bead; all three bound together from the bronze corrosion products. 50 grams, 10 cm
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968. with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by a copy of the original 1968 invoice. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12409-225344.
